He stumbled across the finish line, but Norway’s young superstar Magnus Carlsen has earned a date against reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand of India in a title match later this year.

Chess News: Magnus Carlsen restored the balance of the points table with his defeat of Ivanchuk in the fifth round, ... Ivanchuk 10, Nakamura 7, Anand, Carlsen, Aronian 6, Vallejo 3. End of Article.

Chess News: Vasyl Ivanchuk inflicted Magnus Carlsen's first wound in the chess24 Legends of Chess event on Saturday - but couldn't stop the reigning World Champio ...

Viswanathan Anand feels that Magnus Carlsen's fiery reaction to his loss to D Gukesh stems from the fact that the World No.1's authority in the game was challenged by someone younger to him. Anand ...

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Meanwhile, Carlsen, in anger, smashed the table after losing. Viswanathan Anand drops his verdict Speaking to PTI, Viswanathan Anand gave his verdict on Carlsen’s controversial table slam reaction.

The 16-year-old Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen scored a remarkable double over Vasily Ivanchuk and defeated him for the second time at Linares to move to within half a point of the leader Vishy ...

When the 17 year old Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen rose to fifth in the world rankings and shared first at Wijk aan Zee in January some speculated he might even claim the world number one spot ...

A fifth straight win propelled Magnus Carlsen to the head of the Tata Steel tournament, as the chasing pack kept up the pressure. Carlsen defeated Baadur Jobava to reach 6/8, but the trio of ...