Magnus Carlsen hit an all-time low over the past one month after suffered four Classical defeats at Norway Chess, his home event, and as many on the trot at the World Rapid Team Championship in Hong ...

American GM Hikaru Nakamura is not part of the action at the fourth edition of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships, which got underway in Hong Kong on Wednesday, 17 June, despite being ...

The final of the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam is set to feature a mouthwatering clash between the sport's two biggest icons — Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura — after both won their semifinal ...

Magnus Carlsen lost his final match as world champion with a slip of the mouse during Thursday night’s game against his longtime rival, Hikaru Nakamura. Carlsen made it to the Armageddon round, to ...

Chess legend Magnus Carlsen's act against Hikaru Nakamura fans during a game between the two at Esports World Cup is going viral on social media. In the best-of-six semifinal at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ...

Seeds of doubt have grown into a disturbance among some in the game’s top ranks. By Dylan Loeb McClain An American grandmaster sued Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top player, and two other parties after ...

Magnus Carlsen had mere seconds left on the clock of the final game he would play as World Chess Champion. He was near the end of the tie-breaking game in a format so dramatic it’s called Armageddon.