The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced this week that he is auctioning off the Italian luxury brand jeans that started a ...

After his win in Singapore, chess great Magnus Carlsen had said that classical chess was perhaps the "worst way" to measure a player, adding that rapid chess was perhaps a more "pure" form of chess.

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play ...

Vincent Keymer defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen to reach the Weissenhaus Freestyle Grand Slam final, where he will face Fabiano Caruana. Caruana won his semifinal against Javokhir Sindarov ...

Niemann’s inclusion also comes as a surprise for many, considering that he was involved with Magnus Carlsen in a high-profile lawsuit. Hans Niemann will join Magnus Carlsen at the Paris ...

But what's the feud between FIDE, Freestyle Chess, and Carlsen? Read the full story HERE. Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi described Magnus Carlsen as both a “rebel” and someone who could ...

Considered by many to be the greatest-ever chess grandmaster in history, Magnus Carlsen has a peak rating of 2882, which is the highest in history. He has been World No. 1 in the FIDE rankings ...

Freestyle Chess, created by German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner and endorsed by Magnus Carlsen, introduces excitement into chess with randomised starting positions and faster gameplay.

Magnus Carlsen auctions his famous jeans, worn during the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. Bids reach $8,000, with proceeds going to Big Brothers Big Sisters charity.

World Champion D Gukesh qualified for the knockout stage in the first event of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, despite losing to the world’s highest-rated player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway ...

Chess rebel Magnus Carlsen’s feud with FIDE reaches boiling point. A chess GM reveals why the World No. 1 is ‘bigger than the ...

Excerpts from an interview: FIDE is in the news for the wrong reasons of late, with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen lashing out against the organisation during the recent World Rapid and Blitz ...