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Carlsen Interview: On Gukesh vs Sindarov, return to World Championship & more

September 11, 2026 11:36 am

Chess legend Magnus Carlsen weighs in on the upcoming World Championship match, and what the future holds for him and the sport

The Global Chess League season 4 will take place in Bengaluru from September 5 to 13. (Credit: GCL)

Global Chess League 2026: Full schedule, squads, format, live streaming - all you need to know

September 03, 2026 5:22 pm

Check squad, schedule, format, time control, live streaming info and all you need to know ahead of Global Chess League 2026.

Representative Image: 15-year-old Indian beat Magnus Carlsen in online game. (CREDIT: Anna Shtourman via FIDE)

Magnus Carlsen stunned by 15-year-old Indian in online blitz game

August 22, 2026 5:40 pm

Vandan, a Candidate Master (CM) with a standard FIDE rating of 2288, engaged Carlsen in the Centre Attack of the Giuoco Piano in a 5-minute blitz game with the white pieces.

Greek Freak, Magnus Carlsen, gaming: Something for everyone at Esports World Cup

August 12, 2026 11:40 pm

Relocated from Riyadh at short notice due to West Asia conflict, the tournament has taken over French capital with 2,000 players from 100 countries and fans from around the globe

Team MGD1 (L) missed out on title defence and finished second in the FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2026 in Hong Kong. (FIDE/Michal Walusza)

Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin shine but India's MGD1 fall short of defending World Rapid team title

June 20, 2026 3:22 am

Team MGD1 came agonisingly close to defending their FIDE World Rapid Team Championship title, only to lose on the third tiebreak as Ding Liren's Dragon Chilling clinched the crown in Hong Kong.

Arjun Erigaisi in action during World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship 2026 in Hong Kong. (FIDE/Michal Walusza)

How Arjun Erigaisi took down Magnus Carlsen in Hong Kong

June 18, 2026 11:49 pm

With Aryan Abhijeet Shah's victory over Wadim Rosenstein and Arjun's win over Carlsen, MGD1 defeated WR Chess 3.5-2.5.

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen is seen before the start of his second round game against Vincent Keymer at Norway Chess. (Michal Walusza / Norway Chess)

‘Like a cow ashamed of its body’: Magnus Carlsen invents phrase to critique himself

May 27, 2026 7:55 am

A few moves later, Carlsen was a pawn up and could have delivered a checkmate. Instead, he opted to exchange queens

Arjun Erigaisi lost to Magnus Carlsen in the tiebreaks. (PHOTO: Peter Doggers/TePe Sigeman)

Arjun Erigaisi loses TePe Sigeman title to Magnus Carlsen in sudden-death tie-break

May 08, 2026 10:33 am

Magnus Carlsen won TePe Sigeman chess tournament after defeating India's Arjun Erigaisi in the sudden-death tie-break.

Magnus Carslen vs Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus at FIDE World Rapid Championship last year. (FIDE/Anna Shtourman)

Magnus Carlsen's rare praise for 14-year-old Turkish chess prodigy Erdogmus: 'Calling him talented is inaccurate'

May 07, 2026 5:51 pm

Erdogmus is the youngest player in chess history to breach the 2700 Elo rating in the classical format

Arjun Erigaisi beat Jorden van Foreest. (PHOTO: Peter Doggers/ TePe Sigeman chess)

Arjun Erigaisi moves to joint lead of TePe Sigeman after defeating Jorden van Foreest

May 06, 2026 6:49 pm

Arjun caught up with the overnight leader and the youngest player in the lineup, Yaagiz Kaan Erdogmus, with both sitting on 3.5 points each with two rounds to go.