The Latest Breaking News from Magnus Carlsen

On the heels of a sports year that was chock full of surprises, Guardian US contributors make their bold predictions for the months to come

Indians falter in World Blitz & Rapid Chess Championships; Carlsen & Gunina crowned champions. Indians finish 7th & 43rd in Open & Women sections respectively.

Indian chess had a successful 2023 with two GMs qualifying for the 2024 Candidates Tournament & 11 Indians in the world top 100.

Carlsen won his fifth World Rapid crown at Samarkand on Thursday with an unbeaten 10/13 total, and now goes for his seventh Blitz title over 21 rounds

The Harrow schoolgirl, who won the women’s prize in the European open blitz championship, plays at Hastings next week in the chess world’s longest running congress

Barbie was on the big screen, Taylor Swift on the airwaves… How well do you remember the year that was?

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, World Blitz Champion & former World No. 2, shares his journey to becoming one of 14 Grandmasters to reach the magical 2800 Elo points in chess & his thoughts on the current World Championship format.

The eight-time British champion called the London Classic “my best ever result” while the young talent will be close to a new English age record if he scores his third and final GM norm

The eight-time British champion was close to defeat in round six, but stayed half a point ahead of his Indian and Iranian rivals going into the final two rounds

India's chess followers set to witness historic Candidates tournament in Toronto. Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, and R. Vaishali have already qualified, while D. Gukesh and Koneru Humpy are in contention. AICF has allocated ₹2 crore to aid in preparation, showing support for the players.

US grandmaster and social media star Hikaru Nakamura was accused by a rival of cheating after a hot winning streak. The outcry exposed a generational rift between top chess players, Bevan Hurley reports