Magnus Carlsen set to make classical return in May at Sigeman Chess 2026, Arjun Erigaisi to represent India
[ad_1] Magnus Carlsen will be competing in Sweden before he he heads home for the Norway Chess tournament. This will mark his first appearance in a closed round-robin classical tournament outside his home country in 3 years. World number one and former world champion Magnus Carlsen is all set to make his return to classical […]
Arjun crushes Carlsen with near-perfect game, fast emerging as world No 1’s ‘boogeyman’: ‘…don’t want to suffer longer’
[ad_1] India’s Arjun Erigaisi was the only player to beat Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, doing so in style to emerge as world No 1’s new ‘boogeyman’. Arjun Erigaisi failed to reach the semi-finals of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Weissenhaus on Friday, but still […]