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 ...

The competition is the brainchild of Magnus Carlsen (a Norwegian player and five-time world champion widely regarded as the best in the world) and Jan Henric Buettner (a German businessman).

PARIS – The ongoing dispute between the International Chess Federation (Fide) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC), which is co ...

Magnus Carlsen is a multi-time chess world champion - but his career has not been without controversy. Carlsen, 34, is the world No.1 and has won the Blitz World Championship eight times.

The Rapid competition was shrouded by Magnus Carlsen’s jeans scandal. Then it just didn’t stop there as it seeped into the Blitz C’ship as well, where fans saw the World No. 1 share the ...

Chess star Magnus Carlsen has had an incredibly successful career but has not always managed to stay away from controversy. The 34-year-old multi-time world champion has been the No.1 ranked chess ...

Amidst a whirlwind of controversies, World No.1 chess player Magnus Carlsen tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend, Ella Victoria Malone, in a private ceremony at the Holmenkollen Chapel in Oslo.

The Schachbundesliga has never known such a clamour. Magnus Carlsen — the most famous current chess player in the world and the game’s number one — made his debut for St. Pauli’s chess team.

During the Rapid Championship, Magnus Carlsen was fined and not included in a late round pairing due to wearing jeans, which wasn’t allowed by FIDE’s regulations. The World No. 1 was asked to ...

Magnus Carlsen has tied the knot with Ella Victoria Malone in an elegant ceremony in Norway. The chess Grand Master was snapped kissing his 26-year-old bride Ella Victoria Malone outside ...

Magnus Carlsen, considered by many to be the greatest chess player the world has ever seen, is celebrating his endgame. After spending a decade as world champion between 2013 and 2023, the 34-year-old ...