Magnus Carlsen

In a civil lawsuit filed in a federal court in St. Louis, chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges that world champion Magnus Carlsen, chess.com, chess video streamer Hikaru Nakumura and others committed slander, libel and unlawful group boycott, among other accusations.

Giri defeated Wesley So in the semifinals to eventually win the title.

The second edition of Clutch Chess, Clutch Chess International, had the recipe for the perfect event: high-stakes, top-level chess, epic comebacks, drama…

Among the general public, chess has a reputation for being more refined and classy than other sports.This seemingly positive reputation actually has a…

When I started playing chess at 8 years old, I relished the idea of winning games.I would win game after game, but still I would place fourth or below,…

Ding Liren won the 2019 Grand Chess Tour after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the finals.The star Chinese grandmaster collected $150,000…

The Grand Chess Tour wrapped up the final leg of its 2019 regular season with the Tata Steel Chess Rapid & Blitz held Nov. 22-26 in Kolkata, India. This…

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour is nearing its end, with the conclusion of its seventh leg, the Superbet Rapid & Blitz, held Nov. 6-10 in Bucharest,…

After a two-month break, the Grand Chess Tour is back on the chess calendar, starting in Romania and moving on to India for the first time in tour…

The 2019 Sinquefield Cup came to an exciting conclusion on Aug. 29, in a tiebreak match between Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen.The day kicked off with two…