As world chess champion Magnus Carlsen defends his title against Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin in this month’s championship in New York, a smartphone app called Play Magnus invites users to test ...
Last month, Magnus Carlsen won both the World Chess Championship in Rapid and Blitz time controls. Rapid time control is game ...
“Of course, I could have changed. Obviously, I didn’t want to. I stand by that," Carlsen said Dipayan Bose/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Chess champion Magnus Carlsen pulled off a sartorial ...
Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Chess has a new world champion and his name is Magnus Carlsen. The 22-year-old Norwegian prodigy defeated 43-year-old Indian title-holder Viswanathan Anand in 10 games to win the ...
It’s a stalemate instead of checkmate as the world’s two chess champions vie for international dominance in a series of rapid-fire games, some with mere seconds to make each move. Facing off are the ...