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Chess fever rolls over Norway

More than 150,000 Norwegians sat up in the middle of the night over the weekend to watch the 11th game of the World Chess...

Carlsen finally smiling again

Some of his followers said they'd never seen Norwegian chess champ Magnus Carlsen so happy. "I am really exhausted but I'm frightfully relieved and frightfully glad,"...

Carlsen can win on chess drama

As Norwegian chess commentators worried this week about "what's wrong" with chess star Magnus Carlsen, others contend he's doing just fine. He may be...

Carlsen branded as a ‘bad loser’

Norway's reigning chess champion, threatened with losing his crown after a shocking loss in New York Monday night, was being roundly blasted as a "bad...

Carlsen endures the media glare

He's used to it by now, but Magnus Carlsen still doesn't seem to thrive in the media spotlight. As Norway's celebrated chess champ took a...

Chess champ full of self-confidence

Norway's World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen was brimming with confidence as he headed into his third FIDE World Chess Championship Match to defend his...

Norway delivers best Chess Olympics ever

Norway's fifth place overall gave the country's men's national chess team its best performance in an international Chess Olympics ever. The Norwegian team's standing...

Carlsen confident as ‘Magnus’ premieres

Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen was brimming with confidence this week, just before a documentary about his life was premiering in Norway. It's had...

Coming soon: ‘Magnus,’ the movie

Fresh from victory last week on home turf in the Norway Chess tournament, Magnus Carlsen can now start concentrating on defending his World Championship...

Chess champ bullish as tournament begins

Magnus Carlsen seemed more fired up and aggressive than nervous as the large Norway Chess tournament got underway in Stavanger on Tuesday. Many of the...
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