Magnus Carlsen beats Alireza Firouzja to win fifth Speed Chess Championship

The world’s number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, won his fifth Speed Chess Championship (SCC) Finals. Carlsen, 35, banked $25,000 plus an additional split based on winning percentage by beating ...

Inside the mind of Hikaru Nakamura, the chess world No 2 whose streaming career comes first

The top U.S. chess player discusses his YouTube channel, how he would change the game and why he doesn't want his son to ...

Chess: Magnus Carlsen triumphs in London speed event but Nakamura fails

The Norwegian, 35, showcased his skills in the chess.com speed championship, but the US star and streamer was twice beaten ...
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Streamer GothamChess finds his own book banned from the Speed Chess Championship

A strange rule ahead of the Speed Chess Championship Finals has put GothamChess (Levy Rozman) in the spotlight. The popular chess streamers' book, How to Win at Chess, is not allowed inside the event ...
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Premier League star hosts speed chess tournament in surprise appearance at London pub

Robinson isn't the only chess fan in the Premier League, last year England star Ebere Eze won the 2025 Chess.com "PogChamps 6" amateur tournament, while Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mo Salah and Martin ...
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Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA Hosting Speed Chess Event in Melbourne

Longtime fans of the Wu-Tang Clan know that GZA plays a mean game of chess. The MC has been a devoted chess player for many years now, and, alongside bandmate RZA, once played against a grandmaster ...