Leonard Barden

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Leonard Barden

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3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Leonard Barden

Magnus Carlsen’s shock loss to Gukesh Dommaraju was the world No 1’s first classical defeat by a classical world champion since he lost to Vishy Anand 15 years ago at the 2010 London Classic. It spoilt what should have been a winning position for him at Stavanger, where he was poised to break clear of the field. There are now suggestions that this will be Carlsen’s farewell appearance in classical.

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Leonard Barden

The cream of the world’s chess players come to Hammersmith next week for the World Rapid and Blitz championships, with an opportunity for...

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Leonard Barden

Magnus Carlsen arrived in vintage form at the start of the Norway Chess tournament. The encounter began inconclusively with the six stars – in ranking order Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Arjun Erigaisi, Gujesh Dommaraju and Wei Yi – all launching a win or two. Gukesh, who celebrated his 19th birthday on Wednesday, won in round three against Nakamura. 3974 Mihaela Sandu v Antoaneta Stefanova, European Women’s Championship 2016.

1 month ago | ft.com | Leonard Barden

This week’s puzzle is a chance to enter an annual national contest in which FT readers traditionally perform strongly and in significant...