World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

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

Carlsen, who has won five world rapid and seven world blitz titles in the last 10 years, has continually butted heads with FIDE, the sport’s governing body, over the years.When initially ...