Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the title in ...

Magnus Carlsen has confirmed his participation in Norway Chess 2026, ending speculation over his future in classical chess as ...

Here's a statistical challenge worthy of a grandmaster: How do you create an accurate ranking system when the best players ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen stirred the pot by declaring faster chess formats the "pure sport", criticising classical chess for being "too forgiving". He argued that rapid and blitz chess better ...

A couple of years ago, a kind man taught me to play chess, a redo of the very early attempt by my father to teach me when I ...