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‘Magnus is very influential’: Why many chess players want FIDE to take action against Carlsen’s emotional outbursts and why they aren’t
January 06, 2026 7:09 pm
The parent body sees the episodes as ‘normal occurrences’ but players like Aronian and Srinath feel ‘tantrums shouldn’t be normalised’.
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: In my book, Gukesh is definitely a youngster
December 26, 2025 12:21 am
Carlsen has continued to remain the undisputed king of chess for another year and will be firm favourite in the season-ending World Rapid and Blitz Championship.
'The way he was going after Naroditsky was horrible': Magnus Carlsen on Vladimir Kramnik
October 22, 2025 10:03 pm
After news of Naroditsky's passing came to light, there has been growing speculation around the role that accusations of cheating from former world champion Kramnik played in the tragedy.
Anish Giri slams Carlsen and Kasparov for always picking 'the lowest-hanging fruit'
September 21, 2025 12:33 pm
The win in Samarkand is one of the most significant achievements for five-time Dutch National Champion Giri, who previously had won the Tata Steel Masters in 2023.
Why does Magnus Carlsen feel his 'brain is fried,' and what did he say about the new Titled Tuesday format?
September 03, 2025 5:15 pm
The new time format (5+0) of the event replaces the old time increment format (3+1), which has resulted in more time-induced blunders and flagging throughout the event.
Viswanathan Anand explains how a 'limited' young Magnus Carlsen became chess' unbeatable beast
August 11, 2025 11:35 pm
Viswanathan Anand became the World Champion for the first time in 2000 when he defeated Spanish Grandmaster Alexei Shirov for the title.
'Not going to win every tournament,' 'I was pretty hard on myself': Carlsen takes pride in fighting back at Las Vegas Freestyle event
July 21, 2025 5:06 pm
Magnus Carlsen finished third at the Las Vegas leg of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event on Monday.
Magnus Carlsen after winning Zagreb event: 'When nobody else has a great performance, my B-game is usually enough'
July 10, 2025 10:18 pm
Playing what Carlsen himself described as “survival” chess using an “old man’s chess” approach, he did considerably well to outscore a formidable field for his 10th Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz title out of 12 appearances.
9-year-old Delhi boy is the talk of the chess world -- after he nearly beat Magnus Carslen
July 07, 2025 12:23 pm
It was four years ago that Aarit Kapil’s parents noticed his prodigious talent for the game. And there was no looking back. In December last year, he defeated Grandmaster Raset Ziatdinov. In February this year, he had gathered enough points to become a Candidate Master.
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