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.

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 ...

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 ...

Since Friday, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi have been spending their days in a glass box in Dubai, vying for the 2021 World Chess Championship.

Nepomniachtchi-Duda, FIDE Candidates Tournament, Madrid, June 2022 1. 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 Ngf6 7. c4 c6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ne4 11.

The 2021 World Chess Championship ended last week with Magnus Carlen of Norway, the world No. 1, defending his title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. It was Carlsen’s fifth ...

Magnus Carlsen just casually destroyed his opponent for another world chess championship. But an 18-year-old phenom is waiting to take on the king.

Ian Nepomniachtchi, of Russia, competes against Richard Rapport, of Hungary, in round 12 of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament at the Santoña Palace on July 3, 2022, in Madrid, Spain.

Rolling report: Magnus Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in Game 9 of the World Chess Championship in Dubai. Bryan Graham was watching Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to key events ...