Before Ian Nepomniachtchi rose to become the world No. 1’s challenger, he was Magnus Carlsen’s second—the elite players who moonlight as study companions around the biggest matches.

Anish Giri criticized Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura over their protest at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Teams event ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have been accused of match-fixing after a viral video from the World Blitz ...

Ian Nepomniachtchi (R) and Ding Liren (L) at the 2022 FIDE Chess Candidates Tournament closing ceremony. Miguel Pereira/Getty Images. The World Championship match will consist of 14 classical games.

Magnus Carlsen says he will not defend his world championship title next year against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi because he has no motivation to play the match.. The Norwegian grandmaster ...

Russian chess grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi has won the right to challenge the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, raising the prospect of the world chess crown returning to Russia—where ...

Ding prevailed in a rapid-play tiebreaker against Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. He is the first Chinese man to hold the world title. By Dylan Loeb McClain Chess is considered the ultimate game of ...

Rolling report: Magnus Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in Game 8 of the World Chess Championship in Dubai. Bryan Graham was watching ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week.. Tuesday’s final in New York was ...