Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore ...

Magnus Carlsen not just recreated the position -- which had appeared during Bobby Fischer’s game against Donald Byrne in 1956 ...

Magnus Carlsen hated homework and blossomed when he no longer had to go to school. Today, he plays chess according to a new ...

Magnus Carlsen held his ground to secure a draw against Hikaru Nakamura in the second leg of the final, ultimately clinching the championship of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris and the ...

Silver Knights Chess Academy teaches the game online and in around 350 DMV schools. The Fairfax-based company recently reacquired the business from Chess.com, four years after selling it to World ...

The high-profile matchup would add a new layer to their already intense rivalry, but in a format neither is universally dominant in.

World number one Magnus Carlsen underlined his status as one of chess' most versatile and dominant figures, clinching victory ...

Viswanathan Anand has called the upcoming clash at Norway Chess 2025 between D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen a “perfect storm” ...

Bengaluru: Vincent Keymer twirled a captured white pawn between his fingers. The 20-year-old German knew it was over. Sitting ...

The final opponent Carlsen defeated was Vincent Keymer, one of the world’s strongest players and among the top 20 in ratings.

Courtesy of wikimedia commons There’s a new sort of chess. It’s flashy, it’s exciting. It’s called Freestyle Chess, or ...