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D Gukeshof Chennai touched Elo 2750 with two wins in the last two rounds of Turkish League on Thursday. With that, he broke Magnus Carlsen’s record of being the youngest to touch this level of FIDE rating. When the world governing body…

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen (File photo: Reuters) World number one Magnus Carlsen's team SG Alpine Warriors emerged 9-7 victorious over Balan Alaskan Knights on the second day of the Global Chess League here on Friday. …

Ding Liren became China's first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan.Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World Chess Championship from Norway's Magnus Carlsen,…

Chess will crown a new world champion when Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren begin their battle on Sunday (Apr 9) in the shadow of incumbent Magnus Carlsen, who voluntarily relinquished the title he held since 2013. Carlsen has spent more…

A title match requires months of preparation and pulling out of other events, putting together a team of seconds, etc. Carlsen just says he lacks the motivation to do this again. IMAGE: World Rapid and Blitz Champion Magnus Carlsen holds…

FIDE said it was its duty to protect the integrity of chess given recent events involving Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann FIDE said it was its duty to protect the integrity of chess given recent events involving Magnus Carlsen and Hans…

The reigning World champion has decided not to defend his crown. How will this affect competitive chess? The reigning World champion has decided not to defend his crown. How will this affect competitive chess? Theirs is one of the most…

Magnus Carlsen, just 31, has made a courageous and somewhat understandable decision of not defending his world chess crown. The five-time champion is NOT running away from the challenger. For, he had defeated the same challenger (Ian…