Norway’s world No 1, 35, lost 0.5-1.5 to the US veteran Levon Aronian, 43, in Cape Town but was already sure of overall victory and a prize of around $500k ...

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen's celebrity status. A grand master at 13, refusing to play an American dogged by allegations of cheating, and venturing into the world ...

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri discusses Magnus Carlsen’s decision to stay away ...

Chess is making its debut at the 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, with $1.5 million on the line. Ahead of the first pieces being moved around the board, 5-time world champion from Norway, ...

Levon Aronian won the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tournament in Grootbos, South Africa, on Thursday. At Freestyle Chess ...

Two of the world's top chess players faced off in a match that ended with a fist slam of defeat. At the 2025 Norway Chess tournament on June 1, reigning World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju beat the ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... It was the bang heard around the chess world. With his clock running low and defeat at his doorstep, perhaps the greatest chess player of ...

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