World chess champions

Chess Champion Kasparov Back From Retirement For US Tournament

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Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov is coming out of retirement to play in a US tournament next month, organisers announced on Thursday. Kasparov, who dominated the game for more than 15 years, will compete against nine top players, including current world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, … Read more

Magnus Carlsen Wins Third World Chess Title

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The games were watched by about six million people around the world Magnus Carlsen of Norway has won the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time after defeating challenger Sergey Karjakin of Russia. Carlsen sealed victory following three weeks of play and a series of tiebreakers in New York. Karjakin tied against Carlsen in … Read more