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Magnus Carlsen confirmed for 2026 Norway Chess as world's most elite tournament leaves Stavanger after 13 years
January 14, 2026 11:39 pm
Carlsen has taken part in each of the 13 Norway Chess editions and has won seven of them.
Seven-figure club: Magnus Carlsen was only chess player to earn over $1 million in 2025 from prize money
January 07, 2026 8:55 pm
India’s top money earner when it came to prize money was Arjun Erigaisi, who pocketed a whopping $431,214 (approximately Rs 3.8 crore) in 2025. This put Arjun 8th in the 2025 list while Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh were behind him.
Magnus Carlsen tells Faustino Oro: 'One day, Messi will be lucky to be compared to you'
January 08, 2026 1:01 am
Talking about the record of the youngest grandmaster in the world, Carlsen had some advice for Oro. “I do think that there are more important things right now than records. He's a great player. He has a wonderful positional feeling for chess which is quite rare among such young players."
World Blitz Championships: Arjun Erigaisi ends year with bittersweet bronze, Magnus Carlsen makes a comeback for ages to win title
December 31, 2025 9:40 am
Carlsen and Erigaisi thus became the only two players at the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Doha to take home two medals, with Carlsen winning twin golds.
'Should not be normalizing tantrums': Levon Aronian tells World Blitz arbiter on Magnus Carlsen fist smash incident
December 30, 2025 9:01 pm
Aronian was reacting to a post on X from arbiter Chris Bird, who had handled the Carlsen-Arjun situation on Monday.
Magnus Carlsen loses by forfeit after another accident with pieces at World Blitz Championship
December 30, 2025 6:10 pm
As soon as Carlsen hit his clock, Martirosyan protested and stopped the clock to call over the arbiter Chris Bird.
Arjun Erigaisi takes down Magnus Carlsen in tense blitz clash as World No 1 smashes fist on table again
December 30, 2025 9:02 pm
Magnus Carlsen smashed his fist on the board after fumbling and dropping his queen to lose on time against Arjun Erigaisi at the World Blitz Championship. The World No 1 had also smashed his fist on a table after losing to world champion Gukesh in a classical game in June this year.
Magnus Carlsen tapes over betting sponsor logo to avoid fresh war with FIDE in Doha
December 29, 2025 3:54 pm
After last year's controversy over jeans, Magnus Carlsen had promised to play in “tighter jeans” this time around. He won his sixth title at the World Rapid Championship this year.
Gukesh shares lead with Magnus Carlsen, Arjun Erigaisi after day 1 of FIDE World Rapid Championship
December 27, 2025 3:35 pm
The results for Gukesh from Friday evening in Doha vindicate the theory that the teenager from Chennai has improved a lot in the rapid time control. Classical chess has always been the teenager's forte. It's the format where he became the youngest world champion last year.
Magnus Carlsen explains why he's playing at World Rapid and Blitz despite jeansgate last year
December 26, 2025 6:21 pm
When Carlsen was asked if there would be more controversy at this year's FIDE World Rapid and Blitz, like last year's jeansgate, he said "There always are incidents at the World Rapid and Blitz. I hope I'm not going to be part of it this time."
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