On a recent Friday afternoon, Magnus Carlsen, the best chess player in the world, showed up at the World Rapid Championships, on Wall Street, in New York, wearing a blazer, dress shoes, and jeans.

Magnus Carlsen remains as the leader in the FIDE rankings with an ELO rating of 2831, followed by American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. 2024 was an action-packed year for India ...

Indian chess shone brightly in 2024, marking a historic year of unparalleled achievements. The crowning moment came from 18-year-old D. Gukesh, who shattered Garry Kasparov’s long-standing record to ...

India's R Vaishali clinched a bronze in the women's section of the World Blitz Championship, capping another strong performance by the country's chess players after stalwart Koneru Humpy's title ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world championship title with his rival. The 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster ...

For the first time in World Blitz Championship history, the open section has two champions after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreed to a draw after tiebreakers in the final with the ...

The world's top-ranked chess player has returned to the World Blitz Championship after its governing body agreed to loosen its dress code. Magnus Carlsen withdrew from a tournament in New York ...

"People of course understand that we are both tired and nervous. Some people are going to like it; some are not going to like it. Is the way it is!" - 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen #RapidBlitz 🇳🇴 ...