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 chess world is never short on scandals, and the latest one is incredibly on brand. Top-ranked former world champion Magnus Carlsen recently showed up to a tournament in jeans, refused to change, ...

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.

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.

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was ...

The Rapid Championship saw Magnus Carlsen’s jeans scandal, and then the Blitz C’ship saw him reportedly telling Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final to play short draws after the sudden death ...

Israeli Grandmaster Emil Sutovsky is currently at war with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. The 47-year-old FIDE CEO caught everyone’s attention on X, formerly on Twitter, during the World Rapid ...

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 ...