The past week saw the world’s top chess players gather to fight for second and third place. Terminator Magnus Carlsen, unsurprisingly, had dibs on the gold at the World Rapid and Blitz competitions in ...

Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel. Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, is about ...

When Magnus Carlsen started playing chess at the age of eight, he grew up in “a hybrid generation,” mainly playing on the ...

FILE – Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, left, of SG Alpine Warriors plays ... However, they can still be used to shortcut thousands of hours of book-bound research, and hone skills that would be ...

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen’s celebrity status ... they can still be used to shortcut thousands of hours of book-bound research, and hone skills that ...

FILE – Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, left, of SG Alpine Warriors plays ... However, they can still be used to shortcut thousands of hours of book-bound research, and hone skills that would be ...

As Covid lockdowns rippled across the planet in early 2020, Magnus Carlsen had an ingenious idea ... Perhaps not surprisingly, therefore, his book is strongest towards the end, when he describes ...

Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen, from Norway, plays Italian-American challenger Fabiano Caruana in the first few minutes of round 12 of their World Chess Championship Match in London ...