Tag: chess
Norway’s chess champ now ‘the greatest’
Norwegian chess star Magnus Carlsen was being hailed once again this week, after a dramatic year that ended with new World Championship titles in...
Norway nurtured Carlsen’s triumph
Norway may seem an unlikely breeding grounds for an international chess champion like Magnus Carlsen. Most of the world's great players over the years...
Carlsen: ‘Not in it for the money’
Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen could rake in millions after his "Play Magnus" chess company made its debut on the Oslo Stock Exchange last...
Carlsen cashes in on Play Magnus
Norway's World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen hasn't only been winning at the chess board, but with his investments as well. Now his Play Magnus...
Carlsen loses but wins fjord view
Norwegian chess king Magnus Carlsen didn't do so well in his own Chess 24 platform's Banter Blitz Cup this week, losing to a young...
Carlsen nails triple chess championship
Norway's Magnus Carlsen secured the chess world's triple crown again on Monday, when he won the World Blitz Championship in Moscow. He'd also won...
Carlsen checks out of Norway’s chess federation
Norway's reigning world champion in chess, Magnus Carlsen, has cancelled his membership in the Norwegian chess federation (Norges Sjakkforbund). His withdrawal follows a lengthy...
Chess master ‘out of shape’
UPDATED: Magnus Carlsen's home-turf advantage may have worked to his disadvantage, speculated chess experts after Norway's home-grown champion was crushed by US challenger Wesley...
Carlsen loses on chess financing
Chess experts think Norwegian champ Magnus Carlsen may have damaged his reputation by allegedly trying to influence voting on a major financing issue for Norway's...
Critics lash out at Magnus Carlsen
Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen has been playing brilliantly lately, but now even many of his longtime supporters in Norway are wondering whether his...
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