Carlsen added that he’d been returning from a lunch meeting and barely had time to go back to his ... to see Magnus Carlsen play chess. He’s the best player in the world and that’s that.” ...

Two prominent voices want chess to change. Carlsen, the 34-year-old Norwegian grand master and five-time world champion who ...

The top-ranked chess ... player in the world admitted that he was lucky not to lose more. However, he didn't say that was a factor in his decision to quit. "Obviously, this has not been the best ...

The documentary, directed by Benjamin Ree, features extensive archival footage and home movies of the Norwegian chess player from infancy to age 22, when he won the world championship. It's a rare ...

His stated goal is to be the World ... best U.S. player, he's regarded as being the greatest player of "bullet" chess who has ever lived: that's chess played with a 1-minute time control. It's insane.