Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlson narrowly missed a win in the first game of the World Chess Championships in London on Friday, after he missed several chances to secure a win. The 2018 World ...

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Chess playing on a high level requires a certain type of mind, though exactly what kind the psychologists have not yet determined. As a case in point, the game has a mere 17 classical world champions.

(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) Round three of Norway Chess 2026 produced another dramatic day of fighting chess in Oslo, featuring a major upset and tense battles across the boards. The headline result came ...

As one of the most creative and unpredictable players in modern chess history, Vasyl Ivanchuk of Ukraine, born in 1969, became a Grandmaster in 1988 and quickly rose to the elite level. Known for his ...

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