So, still only 21 and now ranked seventh in the world, thrived in one of his first big international tests, with only a late loss to Dutch GM Anish Giri keeping him from challenging Carlsen for first.

He stumbled across the finish line, but Norway’s young superstar Magnus Carlsen has earned a date against reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand of India in a title match later this year. After ...

World Champion Gukesh D and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen are among more than 360 players who have confirmed their participation in the FIDE World Rapid & B ...

As one of the most creative and unpredictable players in modern chess history, Vasyl Ivanchuk of Ukraine, born in 1969, became a Grandmaster in 1988 and quickly rose to the elite level. Known for his ...

Interest in chess tournaments is somewhat like that of watching a Wagnerian opera; level activity for quite a while and then a big bang. After World War II, the choice of a world champion attracted ...

Cool might be the best way to describe Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the current challenger to the world champion Viswanathan Anand of India, who is quiet and courteous. Aggressive would be accurate to ...