Magnus Carlsen cleared the air on the anal beads accusation thrown at Hans Niemann. The Norwegian revealed how the story entered the cheating controversy.

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen, multi-time world champion, is making headlines for more than just his on-the-board brilliance.

Shakira is shaking up 2025 with her tour, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” and we’re highlighting her success in our series of highlighting Latin artists.

Freestyle chess is now popular because of the abundance of knowledge about the standard starting position. It randomizes the opening and side-steps memorization by shuffling the pieces on the back ...

We met Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura at a Freestyle Chess event in Germany. Watch the video to see a game between him and ...

German GM Martin Keymer was Freestyling in style, successively defeating the world’s two highest-rated players to capture the ...

Magnus Carlsen joins Team Liquid for the 2025 Esports World Cup, continuing his rift with FIDE. Chess’ inclusion in esports ...

What is white’s best move? The lesson this week is that chess is often about finding the right angles. Reach Eric Morrow at ...

When Gukesh became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion, he shattered Garry Kasparov’s record by more than four years. The ...

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour sponsor Jan Henric Buettner has revealed he didn’t seek Magnus Carlsen’s approval before ...

Canadian chess stars Alexandra and Andrea Botez shared a hilarious "hostage" photo with Indian world champion D Gukesh, delighting fans with their trademark humour after a similar viral post featuring ...

World champion D Gukesh finished last after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their ...