In 2022, he refused to defend his world title in classical chess, the longer form of the game, citing his displeasure over the format. Dommaraju Gukesh, 18, from India, now holds the title ...

For the first time in World Blitz Championship history, the open section has two champions after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreed to a draw after tiebreakers in the final with the ...

It all started with Dota Auto Chess, a custom game mode for Dota 2 which then spun off to do its own thing, simply called Auto Chess. Valve took notice, and decided to create the ill-fated Dota ...

especially not in idle games, so props to the developers for that. The setting means that you’re building a civilization in the heat of the rainforest, which is cool enough, but there are also ...

Magnus Carlsen made a fashionably late entry into round 1 of the World Blitz Championship at New York’s Wall Street on Monday and said one of the reasons was that he was buying a new pair of jeans to ...

(FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships) A polished appearance conveys seriousness and respect for the game, setting the tone for a focused and engaging tournament experience, it said in ...

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen is back in a major tournament after he quit because he was told to change his jeans. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has now relaxed its dress code ...

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back ... to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans.

Instead of playing a proper game of chess against Stockfish, a dedicated chess engine, o1-preview figured out how to hack its test environment to force a win. According to Palisade Research, an AI ...

The chess world is never short on scandals ... “FIDE has a responsibility to protect the sanctity of the game. The chesscom mafia tried to ruin my career because of a similar emotional outburst ...

Gukesh had become the youngest world chess champion after beating Liren in the 14-game clash. Playing with black in the 14th and final game of the Chess World Championship, Gukesh outclassed ...