Magnus Carlsen is the first ever Chess Esports World Cup champion after winning the final three games to beat Alireza Firouzja in the Grand Final
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Magnus Carlsen struggled on the final day but still won the 2025 SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz with a round to spare
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Magnus Carlsen storms into the lead as Gukesh Dommaraju suffers at the 2025 SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz
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Magnus Carlsen has won his seventh Norway Chess title after escaping then almost winning a lost position against Arjun Erigaisi in round ten
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Magnus Carlsen leads Gukesh Dommaraju by half a point going into the final round of Norway Chess 2025 after both stars won their classical games in round nine
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Fabiano Caruana continues to lead Norway Chess 2025 after round eight, even after his classical loss to Arjun Erigaisi
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With wins in round seven classical games of Norway Chess 2025, Fabiano Caruana takes pole position while Gukesh Dommaraju follows a point behind
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World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju pounced on a blunder in round six of Norway Chess 2025 to get his first classical win against Magnus Carlsen
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Hikaru Nakamura had winning chances in both classical and armageddon against Arjun Erigaisi, but blundered a winning position in round five of Norway Chess 2025
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Magnus Carlsen scored a smooth win over Arjun Erigaisi in round four of Norway Chess 2025 to take the sole lead
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Fabiano Caruana beat Arjun Erigaisi in round three of Norway Chess 2025 to take the sole lead
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Arjun Erigaisi joins Hikaru Nakamura in the Norway Chess 2025 lead after handing a second loss in a row to Gukesh Dommaraju in round two
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Magnus Carlsen won a spectacular king hunt in round one of Norway Chess 2025 to beat Gukesh Dommaraju – their first classical game since Gukesh became World Chess Champion
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Fridrik Olafsson, Iceland's first grandmaster, two-time Nordic Champion, six-time Icelandic champion, and former FIDE President, passed away on April 4th aged 90
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Magnus Carlsen's jeans from the 2024 World Rapid Championship scandal have been sold at a charity auction for a staggering $36,100
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Magnus Carlsen rules out playing FIDE events as Freestyle Chess Grand Slam begins – insists he is not trying to take down classical chess
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Thirteenth edition of Norway Chess will see the first classical meeting between Gukesh Dommaraju and Magnus Carlsen since the Indian claimed the World Champion title in Singapore
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Magnus Carlsen has made a sensational u-turn and confirmed that he will participate in the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship in New York City
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Magnus Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi 4-1 to win the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals and his fifth consecutive title
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Magnus Carlsen won his fourth title at the Speed Chess Championship 2024, defeating Alireza Firouzja in front of a live audience in Paris
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Magnus Carlsen has won his sixth Norway Chess title, with Ju Wenjun taking the women's title after a classical win against her great rival Lei Tingjie
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World Champion Ding Liren finally had something to celebrate at Norway Chess 2024 after beating Hikaru Nakamura in armageddon in round nine
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Norwegian duo of Askild Bryn and Odin Blikra Vea surpass sixty-one hours of blitz chess, smashing the record for longest chess marathon
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Magnus Carlsen extended his Norway Chess 2024 lead to a full point after beating Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in armageddon in round eight
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Hikaru Nakamura closed the gap to Norway Chess 2024 leader Magnus Carlsen after winning an armageddon thriller on time in round seven
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Magnus Carlsen has taken over as the leader of Norway Chess 2024 after World Champion Ding Liren blundered in round six
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Hikaru Nakamura rated over 2800 for first time in nine years after defeating out-of-sorts Ding Liren in round five of Norway Chess 2024
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Hikaru Nakamura beat Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu on Thursday to take over the lead from his opponent at Norway Chess 2024 in round four
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Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu the new leader at Norway Chess 2024 after beating Magnus Carlsen for the first time in classical chess in round three
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Magnus Carlsen captures sole lead of Norway Chess 2024 after defeating Hikaru Nakamura in armageddon in round two
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Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu lead Norway Chess 2024 after armageddon wins in round one
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Magnus Carlsen triumphed at the inaugural Casablanca Chess 2024, clinching first in a dynamic finish versus Hikaru Nakamura
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Magnus Carlsen posted an incredible ten-game winning streak to win the 2024 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
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17-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju wins the Candidates, becomes youngest ever Chess World Championship challenger
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World number-one Magnus Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana in the final classical game to win the inaugural 2024 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge
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Six-win streak helps Magnus Carlsen to take seventh title at 2023 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship
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Magnus Carlsen secured the world rapid chess crown for a record fifth time at the 2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship
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Magnus Carlsen won his third title at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals on Saturday, defeating Wesley So
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The rock that smashed a Scrabble world record
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Magnus Carlsen won his third Speed Chess Championship title after defeating Hikaru Nakamura
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Magnus Carlsen on the brink of first FIDE World Cup final – world number one secures a one-point lead in the semifinal against Nijat Abasov
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The SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023 came to a close on Sunday with one clear winner, Magnus Carlsen
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With an unbelievable perfect score on Saturday, Magnus Carlsen seized the lead by a three-point margin at the Grand Chess Tour: SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2023
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How to know when it's worth it to sacrifice a queen when there is no forced mate
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Magnus Carlsen became only the second chess player, and the first in nearly two years, to score a perfect 11/11 in Titled Tuesday
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Magnus Carlsen triumphs in Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz 2023 after thrilling final round against Jan-Krzysztof Duda
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Ding Liren wins 2023 FIDE World Championship in rapid tiebreak
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Kenyan player expelled after pretending to be a woman to win lucrative prize
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Magnus Carlsen claimed his fourth world rapid chess crown and finished with a commanding score of 10/13 in the 2022 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship
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Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Sinquefield Cup
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