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Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen In Crisis: 'There's Just A Mess In My Head'Will Magnus Carlsen come back to classical after this? The 35-year-old's rollercoaster ride at Norway Chess has hit rock bottom after his latest loss.May 31, 2026·3 min read

World Chess Weekly: Magnus Reminds Us Who's Daddy At Norway ChessNorway Chess has been up-and-down for the former World Champion. But on Thursday, he faced the current World Champion—and won with all his usual aplomb.May 29, 2026·4 min read

Magnus Carlsen Is Last On The Leaderboard At Norway Chess After Another LossHe's the world number-one. He's the GOAT of chess. He's won it seven times... But he collapsed in time trouble.May 28, 2026·3 min read

The Greatest Chess Player Alive Almost Resigned on Saturday. The Room Was Too Hot.Magnus Carlsen nearly quit mid-game at the GRENKE Classic in Karlsruhe. Not to his opponent. To the weather.April 5, 2026·2 min read

Magnus Carlsen agreed to the photo. Then he turned around and told the judges.At the Grenke Chess Festival in Germany this week, an 18-year-old Kazakh player named Alua Nurman did what any reasonable teenager would do when she found herself sitting across from the greatest chess player in history: she asked for a selfie.April 4, 2026·1 min read

Magnus Carlsen Went 9–0 in Freestyle Chess. Which Was the One Thing That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen.The whole point was chaos. Magnus made it feel scripted.April 21, 2025·2 min read

Magnus Carlsen Stepped Away From Classical Chess. He’s Now Speedrunning Its Replacement.Fischer Random was supposed to flatten the field. Carlsen flattened it anyway.April 21, 2025·3 min read

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