The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...

He managed to achieve what many professional players can only dream of—defeating one of the greatest chess players of all time.

The chess world is never short on scandals, and the latest one is incredibly on brand. Top-ranked former world champion Magnus Carlsen recently ... the sanctity of the game. The chesscom mafia ...

The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

Carlsen is a friend of Jan Henric Buettner, a Hamburg-born entrepreneur whose Weissenhaus Chess Academy sponsors the St.Pauli ...

Magnus Carlsen walked out of the major event of this year after being told that he couldn't participate in the game while ...

Checkmate! Magnus Carlsen is in contention for the greatest chess player ever, and now he's won the heart of his new bride, ...

Hello Beautiful and Brit + Co. Dipayan Bose/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Chess champion Magnus Carlsen pulled off a sartorial checkmate after returning to a recent tournament despite wearing ...

Magnus Carlsen is a multi-time chess world champion and one of the sport's most recognisable figures, but his career has not been without controversy.

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess ... Relations between Carlsen, chess’ most famous player, and FIDE, the sport’s governing body, have been growing more strained ...

Magnus Carlsen, the World No. 1 chess player, has married his girlfriend, Ella Victoria Malone, the wedding was conducted in ...