The final of the Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam is set to feature a mouthwatering clash between the sport's two biggest icons — Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura — after both won their semifinal ...

Carlsen defeated world champion Gukesh five times in six games over the three days, with one contest on the first day ending ...

Playing the black pieces in classical time format, Niemann beat Carlsen in 57 moves. Imagine a .500 NBA team beating Michael Jordan’s ‘95-’96 Bulls in Chicago by 20 points. Niemann’s win broke Carlsen ...

American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura won the latest edition of Titled Tuesday and Carlsen finished sixth. However, one of ...

Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo. Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal. Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova. All clashes between the greats of sport which have gripped fans and come to define an era. In ...

The battle of chess’ behemoths ended in victory for five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, with the Norwegian beating Hikaru Nakamura to be crowned Airthings Masters champion. In the grand final ...

For someone ranked No. 2 in the world, playing competitive games of chess sits curiously low on grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s list of priorities. “I look at it as something to do to get away from ...

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