Magnus Carlsen of Norway successfully defended his world chess championship title on Friday, extending an unbroken reign atop the game that began in 2013. He defeated his challenger, Ian ...

The 2021 World Chess Championship ended last week with Magnus Carlen of Norway, the world No. 1, defending his title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. It was Carlsen’s fifth victory in ...

Four-Time Defending World Champion MAGNUS CARLSEN faces Challenger IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI to Determine 2021 World Champion NBCSN to Provide 30-Minute Highlight Programs of All Games from Nov. 28 – Dec. 16 ...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defended his title and won the FIDE World Championship on Friday in Dubai. He beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of ...

World number one Magnus Carlsen retained his title of chess world champion on Friday. He beat Ian Nepomniachtchi and, by chess standards, the tournament was packed with drama. Chess boomed in 2020 ...

Dubai, UAE, Nov. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The grand opening of the 2021 World Chess Championship took place in Dubai. The match for the world chess leadership is being held with the support of The ...

The rickety system that determines glory in global chess worked: 31-year-old Magnus Carlsen of Norway is still the world chess champion, as he’s been since 2013, after spending the past couple of ...

The press conference in Dubai ahead of the World Chess Championship is running 30 minutes late. However, that hasn’t quelled the feverish anticipation of the crowd of journalists clambering for a good ...

Magnus Carlsen, who has been ranked the No. 1 chess player in the world since 2011, announced Wednesday he will not defend his world championship title. "The conclusion is very simple that I am not ...

When schools shuttered last March and switched online, the chess team at Public School 10 in Brooklyn didn’t miss a beat. “There was Zoom and this opportunity to keep coaching these kids” online, said ...