By the time he was 5 years old, he was already playing in local tournaments, and his progress was swift. At 10, he was making waves in the chess world. Carlsen's first major international success came in 2004 when he won the under-12 section of the European Youth Chess Championship. This victory was a clear sign of his exceptional talent, but
Even before the match vs. Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana was an almost perfect chess player, with top-notch opening knowledge, great calculating skills and an impeccable technique. The match gave Caruana invaluable experience. In his next world championship quest Caruana, will be even more dangerous! The world championship match is over and now it is
Magnus Carlsen in Stavanger with Norway Chess, having a little fun challenging his manager, Espen Agdestein to a blitz game. Things start to get a little cra
At the World Chess Championships in Dubai last week, reigning champion Magnus Carlsen from Norway and his Russian challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi, played to a draw in their first five games. Early
Magnus Carlsen, pictured in January of this year, resigned from an online match with Hans Niemann after making only one move. Photograph: Olaf Kraak/EPA. Magnus Carlsen.
There are two ways to look at this news: One is with shock, given that Carlsen is maybe the greatest chess player of all time, at arguably the peak of his powers, with a good chance to win a sixth
Game 3: Magnus pushes for the win. Game three of the match put Carlsen in the drivers seat to test out the Ruy Lopez. Not surprisingly, Karjakin chooses the solid Berlin Defense to meet the opening. Carlsen pushed for 78 moves, was up a pawn, then a piece! But the end result was another draw. Karjakin ponders his best defense against Carlsen.Ding is known for being more methodical, solid and precise. Shortly after Carlsen’s announcement and his qualification for the World Chess Championship, Ding said it was the beginning of a Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in more than 100 chess games. He's playing today. The lawsuit says that in the aftermath of Niemann's upset win in September, Carlsen has been motivated to
Magnus Carlsen is the holder of the most unbeaten classical chess streak having a total of 125 games in a row without being beaten once, this is a proof to his consistency. The streak of 125 games is divided between 42 wins and 83 draws, the longest streak ever in history when it comes to the classical time format.CVHqI.