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3 days ago

Chess: Carlsen fights off Gukesh in Zagreb as ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square

The Norwegian, 35, lost his second game in a row to the 19-year-old Indian but won a third in “old man’s chess” style, while 20,000 fans are expected in London on Sunday

It looked as if the Carlsen er…

17 days ago

Chess: Carlsen finally achieves 2900 rating as Niemann aims to be Las Vegas party pooper

The world No 1 abandoned his attempts to reach the round number at classical chess in 2023, but achieved it this week on the first Freestyle rating list

For years the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, tried…

31 days ago

Chess: Carlsen stumbles at finish but wins sixth title in seven years at Stavanger

The world No 1 colourfully described his Norway experience and his desk fist-bang against Gukesh Dommaraju

“Winning by half a point after a lot of results go my way doesn’t feel like a statement,” was…

38 days ago

Chess: Carlsen targets last classical hurrah at Stavanger after defeat against Gukesh

The world No 1 can still win the event in Norway but he says: ‘It’s a long time since I enjoyed a classical tournament’

Magnus Carlsen’s shock loss to Gukesh Dommaraju was the world No 1’s first class…

59 days ago

Chess: top-seeded world champion Gukesh Dommaraju struggles at Bucharest

The Indian 18-year-old is joint seventh out of 10 with just one round to go, while his compatriot Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu leads on 5/8

India’s world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, hoped for a comeback …

63 days ago

80 days ago

Chess: Carlsen scores record nine out of nine at Grenke Freestyle Open

The world No 1 swept the board with a result comparable to the great performances of Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov and Alexander Alekhine, but it won’t count for Fide ratings

Magnus Carlsen, the world…

87 days ago

Chess: Carlsen scores in Paris, leads Freestyle Grand Slam after two events

The world No 1 defeated his old rival and world No 2, Hikaru Nakamura, in the final, and took the $3.75m series lead before the third Slam event in Las Vegas

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, scored a l…

3 months ago

Chess: Magnus Carlsen in form at Paris Freestyle after Hans Niemann drops out

Carlsen was the early frontrunner in the second leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam in Paris, from which both Alireza Firouzja and Niemann withdrew shortly before the start

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1,…

4 months ago

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