It took 136 grueling moves, but world chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway broke through to score the first decisive result of his title match with Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi Friday in ...

A stunning blunder by Russian challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi gifted world champion Magnus Carlsen his second win in three games in their scheduled 14-game world chess title match in Dubai Sunday. The ...

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen could make no headway at the board in the 10th game of his scheduled 14-game match with Russian challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in Dubai, but the tame 41-move draw ...

Another week, another unwritten rule of the game thrown on the ash heap of history. We wrote last week of the unusual sight of world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi ...

It took 136 moves in one game and one fateful oversight in another, but we finally got a pair of decisive results from the title match between Norwegian champion Magnus Carlsen and Russian challenger ...

Carlsen’s victory came after the latest in a series of blunders by Ian Nepomniachtchi that completed one of the worst collapses in a title match in chess history. By Dylan Loeb McClain Magnus Carlsen ...

Magnus Carlsen defended his World Chess Championship crown on Friday after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in three hours and 20 minutes to take Game 11 and his fifth title. The Norwegian grandmaster’s ...

Magnus Carlsen is defending his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi. Continuing a frustrating trend, the first five games have all been draws. By Victor Mather The fifth world championship game between ...

Both players had chances in the sharp struggle, but the result was a 58-move draw in the second game of the 14-game world chess championship match between titleholder Magnus Carlsen of Norway and ...

Magnus Carlsen is sounding a little cocky — and history suggests he may have a right to preen. There have been some 60 or so world championship matches (the numbers get a little fuzzy with the Split ...