Magnus Carlsen on allegations against him: ‘Not trying to influence FIDE… was a bad joke given gravity of situation’

Magnus Carlsen issued a passionate defence of himself early on Thursday morning after the chess world slammed him and said he was trying to arm-twist FIDE into accepting his will.…

Srinath Narayanan: ‘Ding Liren’s sort of waiting for Gukesh to come at him rather than create something himself’

World Chess Championship: For the first time in 14 years, the first game of the World Chess Championship had started off with a decisive result. And belying predictions, it was…