After his win in Singapore, chess great Magnus Carlsen had said that classical chess was perhaps the "worst way" to measure a player, adding that rapid chess was perhaps a more "pure" form of chess.

World number 1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen met the current FIDE World Champion D Gukesh on Friday ahead of a much-awaited clash between the two players on 8 February, The Guardian reported.

Indian GM D Gukesh faced tough matches, while Javokhir Sindarov shined, defeating Magnus Carlsen and securing 4.5/5 points. Fabiano Caruana also advanced, and Carlsen's qualification hangs in the ...

PARIS – Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (Fide) president Arkady Dvorkovich to resign ...

World Champion D Gukesh qualified for the knockout stage in the first event of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, despite losing to the world’s highest-rated player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway ...

D Gukesh finished eighth in the standings and lost to Magnus Carlsen in the final round of the round-robin stage.

World Champion D Gukesh lost to Magnus Carlsen in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, finishing eighth but qualifying for ...

The event, embroiled in controversy well before its start, features world number one Magnus Carlsen as well as world champion D Gukesh apart from eight other elite players. (More Chess News ...

Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh set to feature to in the Freestyle Grand Chess Tour event in Weissenhaus, Germany. ESPN India The Grand Tour, which features five 'Grand Slams' in various locations ...

Dommaraju Gukesh, reigning world champion and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen are all set to feature in the Freestyle Chess Grand Tour, beginning on February 7th in Weissenhaus ...

Grand Master Magnus Carlsen lauded 18-year-old World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju but at the same time criticised the youngster for not being “brave” when it mattered the most. In the last game of the ...

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen had slammed his king after defeating Hans Niemann in the quarter-finals of the World Blitz Championship in New York City in December. Carlsen has not been on good terms with ...