Black to move and win Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan won the open division of the Candidates Tournament in historic fashion ...

NBA players are spending more time than ever working on the boards -- but we're not talking rebounds.

The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game ...

Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess, author Ben Mezrich explores every angle of the match where Niemann improbably beat Carlsen, leading Carlsen to imply that Niemann had ...

A new book by Jordan Himelfarb follows the game’s rising young players, including the reigning world champion Gukesh ...

Magnus Carlsen and Alua Nurman were opponents at the recent Grenke Freestyle Chess Open. Before the match kicked off, the 18-year-old Grandmaster was seen taking a selfie with Carlsen, who later ...

Magnus Carlsen's best move may have been marrying his wife, Ella Victoria Carlsen. The renowned Norwegian chess grandmaster married Ella in January 2025. Before meeting Magnus, Ella's interest in ...

Magnus Carlsen is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest chess players of all time. Carlsen was a child prodigy, though he didn't love chess at first. The Norway-born grandmaster told the ...

In a dramatic turn of events, Magnus Carlsen's opponent tried to snap a photo with him on the second day of the Grenke Chess Festival Freestyle Open, but the arbiter quickly took her phone away.