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: Carlsen draws final classical game as world champion against Howell The 32-year-old, who is abdicating his world crown, chose the Norwegian League for his last three classical games and will not play the format again until late May The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023
Chess: Magnus Carlsen stimulus missed as Levon Aronian wins in Düsseldorf The 40-year-old seemed to be cruising but took the €40,000 first prize only after winning tiebreaks against Ian Nepomniachtchi and Dommaraju Gukesh The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023
The consequences of Carlsen’s abdication The reigning World champion has decided not to defend his crown. How will this affect competitive chess? The Hindu · Jul 29, 2022
Magnus Carlsen's gambit is set to devalue world chess crown Magnus Carlsen, just 31, has made a courageous and somewhat understandable decision of not defending his world chess crown. The Times of India · Jul 22, 2022