Organised by the match site chess.com, the duel -- dubbed "Magnus Carlsen vs. The World" -- pitted the 34-year-old Norwegian against amateurs from around the planet who decided their moves by popular vote.
Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government’s morality law, a sports official said yesterday.
FM Tahsin Tajwar Zia earned the third and final norm for turning an International Master after beating Hungarian Grandmaster Gergely Aczel in the 10th and final round of Farago Ivan Memorial GM Chess tournament in Hungary on Sunday.
There was triple delight for Wadifa, who not only won the women’s championship but also earned the status of a Women’s International Master alongside earning a place in the Chess World Cup.
Five-time classical chess world champion Carlsen is hunting on other grounds to show he is still the player to beat.
Tahsin had participated in various chess tournaments abroad, accompanied by his father GM Zia, who passed away while playing a chess match in August last year. Ever since, the chess prodigy has been facing financial constraints in participating in overseas tournaments.
Announcing the change in policy world chess boss Arkadi Dvorkovitch said: "I took the decision to trial an approach to provide more flexibility to FIDE officials in judgements regarding the suitability of the attire."
The Norwegian was fined $200 for wearing jeans before Chief Arbiter Alex Holowzsak disqualified him for repeated violation.
Sakline Mostafa Sajid, a 13-year-old chess prodigy, has made a big splash in Bangladesh's chess fraternity by clinching back-to-back titles in just one week's time, outsmarting several FIDE Masters and Grand Masters of the country.
Siblings Walijah Ahmed and Wadifa Ahmed have set a rare precedence in Bangladesh chess by becoming champion in the National Junior Women's (U-20) Championships in successive years.
Fahad currently shares the third place alongside 13 players in the competition.
Norwegian multiple world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and American Hans Niemann, accused of cheating at an event last year, have buried the hatchet and are ready to face off again, online platform Chess.com said Monday.
Former World Champion Magnus Carlsen has accomplished a significant milestone in his illustrious chess career by capturing his inaugural World Cup title, the only tournament that was missing from his immense collection of victories..After a quiet draw in the second game of the finals on We
Millions in India will be cheering on the teen chess prodigy known as Pragg as he takes on Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen for the title of World Chess Champion on Tuesday.
Bangladesh's four chess players made an early exit in the FIDE World Chess Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan after losing their first round matches over the last two days.
Ziaur thanked his sponsor, Bangladesh Police Chess Club, and Tazwar’s sponsor, Saif Powertec, and also expressed gratitude towards Shoeb Riaz Alom, Police Chess Club general secretary, “who has coordinated the whole thing, of arranging their participation in four tournaments in succession."
IM Fahad Rahman ultimately finished fourth in the Hanoi Grandmaster Chess Tournament-2 despite playing out a draw against eventual champion GM Tran Tuan Minh of Vietnam in the ninth and final round in Hanoi yesterday.
Fahad, who maintained the lead till yesterday after beating two GMs and one WGM, has now 5.5 points from eight matches and shared the second position along with Swayams Mishra
