Magnus Carlsen hated homework and blossomed when he no longer had to go to school. Today, he plays chess according to a new set of rules and is engaged in an ongoing battle with the World Chess ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, added another triumph to his illustrious career on Monday when he won the Paris leg of the $3.75mn Freestyle Grand Slam by defeating his old rival and world No 2, the ...

Ju is the reigning Women’s World Chess Champion as of 2025. She won the title in 2018 and successfully defended it in 2020 ...

The high-profile matchup would add a new layer to their already intense rivalry, but in a format neither is universally ...

Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura are set to face off in the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam final after winning their ...

The Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam semifinals began with intense draws in the top matches as Carlsen and Caruana, Nakamura ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen isn’t pleased with his performance in Freestyle Chess at the Paris Grand Slam. He narrowly escaped ...

Under relentless time pressure and facing a formidable opponent in World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, Arjun Erigaisi held his nerve ...

World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi of India started off with a draw against Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in the first game of ...

Meanwhile, World champion D Gukesh’s fortunes did not see any reversal in the 9-12 place play-off as he suffered a defeat at ...

World number four Arjun Erigaisi of India started off with a draw against Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the first game of the quarterfinals of Freestyle chess tournament here on Wednesday.

Day 1 of the quarterfinals at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris saw Magnus Carlsen securing a victory, while the ...