Magnus Carlsen recently faced a unique challenge, battling over 143,000 chess enthusiasts worldwide in a freestyle game hosted online. This marked the first time a reigning or former world ...

The world’s top-ranked chess player, Magnus Carlsen ... which isn’t always the best strategy, but it worked out well this time.” The Norwegian can have pride in smashing the record for ...

Cole Palmer's rise to become one of the best players in the Premier League over the past two seasons is well documented. Recognized as one of the best young talents in the world, the Chelsea star ...

Chess is a game of strategy, skill, and deep thinking. The world’s best players compete at the highest level, constantly improving their tactics. As of April 2025, Magnus Carlsen remains the top ...

J.J. Spaun broke into the top 30 in world rankings despite The Players loss (Photo by Jared ... This is probably the best golf I've played maybe in my career consistently. I had a chance to ...

Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the ...

Spassky was, at one point, one of the greatest chess players in the world. He was the Soviet champion ... Once, I took on the club’s best player in an unofficial match and won when he foolishly ...

Boris Spassky, legendary Russian chess player and the 10th World Chess Champion who rose ... Spassky lost the best-of-24 match to Fischer by a score of 8.5 to 12.5. The pair staged a rematch ...

“We have all the microphones and the cameras and so on to look into the brains of the best chess players of the world.” Some professional chess players echoed Carlsen’s complaints about the ...

The 16-year-old discovered chess through a best friend who introduced ... as well as No. 2 in the world for her age. “I’m a very top player in terms of girls’ chess, but I wouldn’t call ...