Bulgarian chess streamer Volen “Witty Alien” Dyulgerov beat Magnus Carlsen in a five-minute blitz game at the Chess Club Showdown and celebrated by tearing his pants off on stream.

Volen Dyulgerov, known as Witty Alien, took advantage of a blunder by the Norwegian grandmaster and celebrated his success ...

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 score at ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was locked at ...

WARSAW, Poland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday, May 12 as five-time World Champion and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen beat tournament ...

The 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship began with quite an upset as Magnus Carlsen, the World No 1 and defending World Rapid champion, was stunned by 18-year-old GM Denis Lazavik and managed ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers.On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magnus Carlsen at Day 2 of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New York on December 27, 2024. World No. 1 Magnus ...