Magnus Carlsen remains World Chess Champion after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in Dubai with a crushing 7.5:3.5 scoreline. Ian blundered in a drawish position, but our commentators felt it was deliberate or subconscious chess suicide, since a draw would have meant …
Magnus Carlsen could now clinch the 2021 World Chess Championship with a win on Friday after a quiet draw in Game 10 left him leading 6.5:3.5 with just four games to go. Some were speculating that Ian Nepomniachtchi would go …
“It was a little sadder than I hoped,” said Magnus Carlsen of the ending he found himself defending against Ian Nepomniachtchi, but Game 5 of the World Chess Championship ended in a 5th draw with the Russian never really coming …
Three years and one pandemic since Magnus Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana in London to defend his title for a 3rd time, the World Chess Championship match is back! This time Magnus faces Russian underdog Ian Nepomniachtchi, whose late surge into …
Vassily Ivanchuk and Anna Muzychuk from Ukraine have won the gold medals after three days of play at the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Doha, Qatar. In the Women’s Tournament things were much less exciting. Anna Muzychuk simply was too …
The World Rapid Championships in Doha, Qatar, had a dramatic finish. Before the last round five players shared the lead with 10.0/14. Three of these five players won in the last round: Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Grischuk and Vassily Ivanchuk. The …
The World Champion defended the title that he won in 2013 for the second time. Magnus Carlsen has won the World Chess Championship for a third time after unleashing a glorious queen sacrifice on the final move of the match. …
Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin will break their tie with speed chess and, if needed, the dreaded ‘Armageddon Game.’ Armageddon may strike New York City on Wednesday. This cataclysmic moment could finally decide a winner—the East versus the West—in a …
The World Championship will be decided in tie-breaker games after the regulation portion of the match ended in a tie, 6-6. Magnus Carlsen will play rapid, blitz and potentially Armageddon against Sergey Karjakin to decide the 2016 World Chess Championship …