Carlsen stunned by 15-year-old Iranian GM Sina Movahed’s perfect game at Titled Tuesday: ‘Not something I expect’
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[ad_1] Magnus Carlsen was defeated by 15-year-old Iranian prodigy Sina Movahed who played a game with 100% accuracy to get the better of the world number one. Sina Movahed, the 15-year-old Grandmaster from Iran, shocked the world number one Magnus Carlsen with a perfect game enroute to his victory at the latest Titled Tuesday. The […]
Magnus Carlsen set to make classical return in May at Sigeman Chess 2026, Arjun Erigaisi to represent India
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[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 […]
‘A little bit better at everything’: Magnus Carlsen reveals what sets him apart from other top-100 players
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[ad_1] Magnus Carlsen has been the undisputed king in the world of chess for the better part of the last two decades, and remains miles ahead of everyone else even in his mid-30s. So what is it that sets the world No 1 apart from other top-100 players? The Norwegian GM explains… Few individuals or […]
Can latest chess prodigies emulate Magnus Carlsen’s dominance? FIDE CEO gives his take: ‘These guys are exceptional’
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[ad_1] Argentina’s Faustino Oro and Turkey’s Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, both in their early teens, are taking the chess world by storm and Magnus Carlsen has praised them. Magnus Carlsen has been at the top of the chess rankings for more than a decade and a half now and the Norwegian still continues to be at […]
Chess GM Zhou Jianchao’s historic unbeaten run ends after 158 games: How it compares to Magnus Carlsen
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[ad_1] Zhou Jianchao has recorded the longest unbeaten streak in Classical chess, but his achievement still pales in comparison to Magnus Carlsen’s feat from 2018 to 2020. The world’s longest known run of consecutive Classical chess games without losing is over. The proud unbeaten record that is owned by Chinese-American Grandmaster Zhou Jianchao came to […]
Carlsen storms into FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship final after beating Nodirbek, faces Caruana for title
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[ad_1] World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, who had won the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour last year, defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov 3-1 to enter the final, where he faces world No 3 Fabiano Caruana – who beat Vincent Keymer 2.5-1.5. World No 1 and reigning Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour champions Magnus Carlsen sailed into […]