Jacorey Bynum, a 19-year-old chess player from the United States, stunned the chess world by defeating Magnus Carlsen on January 27, 2026. The upset happened during a Titled Tuesday blitz game on Take ...

In an incredibly rare moment in chess, world No 1 Magnus Carlsen found himself getting checkmated by a ‘National Master’ with a rating below 2200 after committing a blunder with a bishop and later ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has said that Gukesh is under pressure because of unrealistic expectations placed upon him. While ...

Even other grandmasters describe Magnus Carlsen as different. He can switch between tactical, positional, and grinding styles ...

Norway Chess has confirmed Germany’s top player Vincent Keymer as a participant for the 2026 event, alongside Magnus Carlsen ...

Indian Grandmaster and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh will make her debut at Norway Chess Women later this year, becoming ...

Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov lead the 14-man field, but their closest rivals are all only half a point behind with two rounds to go ...

Indian Grandmaster and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh will make her debut at Norway Chess Women later this year, becoming ...

Indian Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh makes her debut at Norway Chess Women, becoming the youngest player since 2024. Excitement builds for the tournament.

Most players fall into more than one group, and more recent research from Quantic Foundry, a game analytics consultancy, suggests that people may exhibit different characteristics when playing ...

German No 1 Vincent Keymer has charted a meteoric rise since his runner-up finish at the 2022 World Rapid Championship and has climbed 16 places to No 4 on the FIDE ratings in the span of a year.