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World's best chess player loses tournament after 'horror mouseslip'

Magnus Carlsen lost to rival Hikaru Nakamura after misclicking his queen.

PC Gamer · Apr 7, 2023

Chess: World title match gets under way in Astana without Magnus Carlsen

The Norwegian has abdicated so Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will compete for the crown in 14-game series

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Chess: Hikaru Nakamura traps a queen and wins $60,000 in St Louis

The five-time US champion, whose main career is as a streamer with more than a million followers, defeated fellow world top-10 player Wesley So in a bruising final

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Chess: Magnus Carlsen makes historic blunder after seven straight victories

The world champion is representing Canada Chessbrahs as the chess.com professional league is revived after a four-year break, but his streak will be overshadowed by this week’s puzzle

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

India No. 2 Vidit Gujrathi stuns world chess champion Magnus Carlsen

NAGPUR: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi surprised world champion Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces in the ongoing Pro Chess League on Tuesday. The young Indian Yogis team outplayed the star studded line-up of Canada Chessbrahs.

The Times of India · Feb 22, 2023

Chess: Britain’s Four Nations league fosters potential grandmaster talents

Generation Z young masters are in contention for GM performances this season, while the revamped chess.com Tour prize fund offers new incentives for the world top 200

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

Chess: Carlsen and Nakamura outwit young guns in offbeat Airthings Masters

In the opening event of the online Tour, the world champion and the US speed specialist showed their skills, while Alireza Firouzja lost five games in a row, and the event’s format sparked criticism

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

Chess: Anish Giri wins at Wijk aan Zee as Carlsen misses out by just half a point

The Netherlands world No 5 got a final-round gift, while a ‘backbreaker’ in the penultimate round cost the world champion his chance of forcing a playoff

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023

Air pollution causes chess players to make more mistakes, study finds

Co-author of paper says results have implications for anyone who has to think hard in polluted areas

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023

Chess: Magnus Carlsen jumps back into contention as final rounds loom at Wijk

The world champion has recovered from his two early losses and is one point behind the leader as the ‘chess Wimbledon’ nears climax

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023