After winning the inaugural chess competition at the Esports World Cup last year, Magnus Carlsen successfully defended his ...

Magnus Carlsen beats Denis Lazavik to defend his Esports World Cup Chess title and become the event’s first two-time champion ...

Magnus Carlsen has named his Mount Rushmore of chess, selecting Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov and himself among the game's all-time greats.

Despite a bout of sickness before the tournament, Carlsen found a way to do just enough to first reach the playoffs and then ...

Magnus Carlsen completed a dominant unbeaten campaign by defeating Denis Lazavik in the Esports World Cup chess final. The ...

Magnus Carlsen triumphs over Denis Lazavik, successfully defending his title at the Esports World Cup Chess and making history as the first player to win the championship twice.

The EWC 2026 Chess Day 1 saw some exciting action, with four chess players having already qualified for the Playoffs from the Group Stage Upper Bracket and several matches going the distance to Armage ...

Carlsen opened up on his physical struggles, his conservative approach to the tournament, comparisons with traditional chess, ...

BERLIN — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen ...

Chess legends Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen took some brutal shots at GothamChess during a lie detector test at the ...

BERLIN — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in the next few ...

The erstwhile chess world champion broke earnings records for the game Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...