Tag: chess
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...
Carlsen shakes up chess federation
Norway's chess champion Magnus Carlsen topped the national news on Tuesday after he launched and funded a new chess club that sparked instant controversy....
Carlsen redeems himself in blitz
Magnus Carlsen was smiling again after winning the World Blitz Chess Championship and becoming historic once again: Carlsen is the first to ever win...
Carlsen loses after calling for change
Magnus Carlsen claimed he couldn't allow himself to be disappointed after finishing only fifth in the World Rapid Chess Championship in St Petersburg on...
Carlsen captured big TV audience
More than half-a-million Norwegians were glued to their televisions this week when their home-grown chess sensation Magnus Carlsen battled to retain his title as...
Carlsen: ‘I never felt I was in danger’
Norway's World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen pulled it off again. "I never felt I was in danger," he told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) after winning...
Carlsen, Caruana to battle in overtime
Neither Norway's Magnus Carlsen nor the US' Fabiano Caruana managed to win any of the first 12 games in the World Chess Championships in...
Doctor downplays Carlsen’s blackeye
Magnus Carlsen was sporting a blackeye as he geared up for another round of competition at the World Chess Championships in London on Wednesday....
Carlsen’s critics drum up ‘crisis’
Norway's reigning chess champion was settling into another day of competion at the World Chess Championships in London on Monday, after having to all...
Norway’s chess champ challenged
UPDATED: Magnus Carlsen was facing his toughest challenge yet as he headed into the World Chess Championship that started up in London on Friday....
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