In their Day 1 encounter, Carlsen will enjoy the white pieces, giving him the opening advantage against Gukesh, who will play ...

World champion D. Gukesh faces a challenging start against Magnus Carlsen in the Norway Chess tournament. Playing with black ...

BERLIN -- BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game of chess against 140,000 people worldwide in a mega-match that could overturn expectations by ending in a draw in ...