Despite rare audience support for his opponent, Magnus Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura in an armageddon tie-breaker during the chess semi-final at the 2025 eSports World Cup.
World number one chess player Magnus Carlsen wants to challenge Cristiano Ronaldo to a match, despite not knowing the football superstar's chess skills.
Before the tie-break match against world number 4 Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, Magnus Carlsen rested instead of analyzing the chessboard.
Chess player Hans Niemann, once suspected of cheating by Magnus Carlsen, will face Levon Aronian in the final of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas.
Former defender Gerard Pique was astonished when Magnus Carlsen sacrificed his queen, yet still defeated Levon Aronian in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam group stage in Las Vegas.
World number 1 Magnus Carlsen secures victory at the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) rapid and blitz tournament in Zagreb with 22.5 points, despite not being at his peak performance.
Top seed Magnus Carlsen scored 7.5 out of a possible 9 points in the first day of blitz chess, including a victory against chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju.
