Carlsen is a friend of Jan Henric Buettner, a Hamburg-born entrepreneur whose Weissenhaus Chess Academy sponsors the St.Pauli ...

The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

Carlsen had married Ella Victoria Malone at a ceremony in Oslo on 4 January. The honeymoon, however, barely lasted a week and ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen ...

Magnus Carlsen has a vision to transform the ancient game of chess. The grandmaster ... which is a magnet for the best players in the world,” said Harley Miller, a Left Lane managing partner.

The first day of the World Championship in the shorter versions of chess saw five rounds of rapid chess and teenagers shine ...