Odin Blikra Vea and Askild Bryn played 383 five-minute blitz games over more than sixty-one hours – documentary revisits the highs, hallucinations, and hard-earned lessons ~games.tabletop Link 5 votes
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is Norway Chess 2026 champion after beating Vincent Keymer – completed an amazing run of four classical wins to end the tournament ~games.tabletop Article 2356 words 8 votes
Wesley So continues to lead Norway Chess 2026 after round nine – but lead has thinned to just half a point over Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu ~games.tabletop Article 2972 words 8 votes
Round eight of Norway Chess 2026 will go down as one of the most shocking – two decisive classical games featuring both Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju ~games.tabletop Article 2450 words 7 votes
Wesley So leads Norway Chess 2026 after round seven, with Alireza Firouzja 2.5 points behind ~games.tabletop Article 2026 words 6 votes
Wesley So leads Norway Chess 2026 after a bloody round six that ended in three decisive results – inflicted a second consecutive loss on Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu ~games.tabletop Article 2251 words 2 votes
For the second time in his career Wesley So beat world number-one Magnus Carlsen – result leaves Carlsen bottom of the table after round five of Norway Chess 2026 ~games.tabletop Article 2508 words 10 votes
World number-one Magnus Carlsen beat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in the only classical win of round four of Norway Chess 2026 ~games.tabletop Article 2642 words 7 votes
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu moved up to second place in Norway Chess 2026 after a rollercoaster win over Magnus Carlsen in round three ~games.tabletop Article 2505 words 8 votes
Alireza Firouzja scored the day's only classical win in round two, over Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, to open up a 3.5-point lead in Norway Chess 2026 ~games.tabletop Article 2233 words 3 votes
Alireza Firouzja won his first classical game against world number-one Magnus Carlsen as Norway Chess 2026 got off to the most dramatic of starts in round one ~games.tabletop Article 2317 words 6 votes
Magnus Carlsen survived and then won a dead-lost position against Fabiano Caruana to win his 21st world championship title at the 2026 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Germany ~games.tabletop Article 2035 words 14 votes
Magnus Carlsen enters World Rapid & Blitz Championship with motivation and determination to "give it my all" – several months of doubts over whether he would even take part in the events ~games.tabletop Article 877 words 13 votes
Norway Chess announce FIDE-approved Total Chess World Championship Tour for 2027 – new format includes "fast classical", featuring time control of 45 minutes with a 30-second increment ~games.tabletop Article 728 words 7 votes
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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 ~games.tabletop Article 528 words 12 votes
Magnus Carlsen struggled on the final day but still won the 2025 SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz with a round to spare ~games.tabletop Article 1620 words 4 votes
Magnus Carlsen storms into the lead as Gukesh Dommaraju suffers at the 2025 SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz ~games.tabletop Article 1623 words 8 votes
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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 ~games.tabletop Article 2537 words 12 votes
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 ~games.tabletop Article 2273 words 7 votes
Fabiano Caruana continues to lead Norway Chess 2025 after round eight, even after his classical loss to Arjun Erigaisi ~games.tabletop Article 1845 words 5 votes
With wins in round seven classical games of Norway Chess 2025, Fabiano Caruana takes pole position while Gukesh Dommaraju follows a point behind ~games.tabletop Article 2387 words 4 votes
World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju pounced on a blunder in round six of Norway Chess 2025 to get his first classical win against Magnus Carlsen ~games.tabletop Article 1953 words 7 votes
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 ~games.tabletop Article 1990 words 5 votes
Magnus Carlsen scored a smooth win over Arjun Erigaisi in round four of Norway Chess 2025 to take the sole lead ~games.tabletop Article 2303 words 7 votes
Fabiano Caruana beat Arjun Erigaisi in round three of Norway Chess 2025 to take the sole lead ~games.tabletop Article 2048 words 5 votes
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 ~games.tabletop Article 2082 words 8 votes
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 ~games.tabletop Article 2169 words 7 votes
Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game ~games.tabletop Article 462 words 30 votes
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Magnus Carlsen rules out classical World Chess Championship return, shifting focus to new era – signed up for this year's Esports World Cup where he will represent Team Liquid ~games.tabletop Article 8 votes
Magnus Carlsen's jeans from the 2024 World Rapid Championship scandal have been sold at a charity auction for a staggering $36,100 ~games.tabletop Article 438 words 17 votes
Can Magnus Carlsen convince people to watch chess? The world's best player hopes that glamming up the ancient game can make stars of its players. ~games.tabletop Link 10 votes
Magnus Carlsen rules out playing FIDE events as Freestyle Chess Grand Slam begins – insists he is not trying to take down classical chess ~games.tabletop Article 1027 words 8 votes
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 ~games.tabletop Article 808 words 9 votes
For the first time in World Blitz Championship history, the open section has two champions after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreed to a draw after tiebreakers in the final ~games.tabletop Article 654 words 12 votes
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 ~games.tabletop Article 830 words 13 votes
Magnus Carlsen has been disqualified from the World Rapid Championship in New York City due to a dress code violation – also withdrawing from the World Blitz ~games.tabletop Article 979 words 21 votes