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Magnus Carlsen sets early pace as stars collide at Norway Chess

Home hope leads after four rounds at Stavanger following his comprehensive victory in the chess.com Speed Championship

The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: Spurs, Stokes, Scheffler, Swiatek and birds on badges

Have you been paying attention to the football, cricket, golf, rugby union, tennis, chess and NFL?

The Guardian - UK

Magnus Carlsen v The World: chess champion’s 46-day match ends in draw

After 46 days the online freestyle chess match between the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 enthusiasts from around the globe ended in a surprise draw

The Guardian - UK

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Epic 46-day chess match that pitted Magnus Carlsen against 143,000 people ends in draw

The Norwegian grandmaster faced off against players from around the globe

The Independent UK

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world’

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game

The Independent UK

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against 'the world.' Will it end in a draw?

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game against 140,000 people worldwide

The Independent UK

Chess: top-seeded world champion Gukesh Dommaraju struggles at Bucharest

The 18-year-old Indian finished joint sixth to ninth out of 10 after Friday’s final round, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, 19, won first prize after a three-way playoff

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‘I missed talking math with people’: why John Urschel left the NFL for MIT

The former Baltimore Ravens guard had a lucrative career in professional football. But he chose to concentrate on his first love in academia

The Guardian - US

BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame divides opinions as winner is crowned

Thalia Holmes, 20, defeats Richie Kelly, 63, in final after former RAF technician misses a win (can you find it?)

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen scores record nine out of nine at Grenke Freestyle Open

The world No 1 swept the board with a result comparable to the great performances of Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov and Alexander Alekhine, but it won’t count for Fide ratings

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen scores in Paris, leads Freestyle Grand Slam after two events

The world No 1 defeated his old rival and world No 2, Hikaru Nakamura, in the final, and took the $3.75m series lead before the third Slam event in Las Vegas

The Guardian - UK

Lois Boisson pokes fun at Harriet Dart ‘deodorant’ jibe on social media

French tennis player Lois Boisson has responded to Harriet Dart’s in-match claim that she ‘smells really bad’ with a playful social media post

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen in form at Paris Freestyle after Hans Niemann drops out

Carlsen was the early frontrunner in the second leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam in Paris, from which both Alireza Firouzja and Niemann withdrew shortly before the start

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Tan Zhongyi takes shock lead over Ju Wenjun in Women’s World Championship

Tan leads 1.5-0.5 in the first-to-6.5 series following Ju’s costly endgame blunder in game two

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Magnus Carlsen makes cameo in BBC Two’s Chess Masters as drop in viewers slows

The world No 1 made a surprise video appearance in Monday’s episode as viewer numbers again dropped, but more slowly

The Guardian - UK

BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame provokes sharply divided reactions

The new eight-episode Monday evening series, sandwiched between Mastermind and University Challenge, has polarised the opinions of TV critics and established players

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Chess Masters: The Endgame' online from anywhere

Sue Perkins hosts as twelve talented chess players play the legendary game. Here's how to watch "Chess Masters: The Endgame" online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

WhatToWatch

Chess Masters: The Endgame — release date, how it works, trailer, interview, experts and everything we know

Chess Masters: The Endgame sees Sue Perkins host a BBC2 competition for amateur players.

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Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Auctions Controversial Jeans For Charity

Magnus Carlsen auctions controversial jeans for charity, supporting youth mentorship programs through chess clinics and community events.

The Independent UK

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he's selling them for charity

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens — for charity

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts About Magnus Carlsen: Net Worth, Wife, And Why He's Auctioning Off His Jeans

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen, multi-time world champion, is making headlines for more than just his on-the-board brilliance.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen wins again as he qualifies for the $1.5m Saudi Esports World Cup

The Norwegian world No 1 beat Hikaru Nakamura twice at the Chessable Masters despite endgame lapses

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Vincent Keymer knocks out Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Slam

The 20-year-old scored a career-best result by defeating the World No 1 in the Norwegian’s favourite format, then won 1.5-0.5 against the US champion, Fabiano Caruana, in the final

The Times of India

D Gukesh fights back to hold Alireza Firouzja in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

NEW DELHI: World champion D Gukesh staged a remarkable comeback to salvage a draw against France’s Alireza Firouzja in the final round of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour at Weissenhaus, Germany.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen meets world champion Gukesh after Freestyle truce called

The world No 1 faces Gukesh as the new Freestyle Grand Slam gets under way following a row over the circuit’s status

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