Magnus Carlsen

Andrey Esipenko: “Carlsen is like Messi”

Russian grandmaster Andrey Esipenko commented on the level of play of the current world champion in classical chess, rapid and blitz – Magnus Carlsen. “Now and for many years Magnus is the best chess player on the planet with a reserve. The recent Rapid and Blitz World Championships confirmed this. I think Carlsen is like…

The universal rating for January 2023 has been published

A universal rating has appeared (taking into account the performances of chess players in classical chess, rapid chess and blitz) for January 2023. Top 10 of the world:1. M. Carlsen (Norway) – 2849;2. H. Nakamura (USA) – 2802;3. Ding Liren (China) – 2798;4. A. Firouzja (France) – 2795;5. I. Nepomniachtchi (Russia) – 2789;6. F. Caruana…

The Tata Steel Masters super tournament starts tomorrow

The traditional Tata Steel Masters chess super tournament starts tomorrow in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Participants: M. Carlsen (Norway), Ding Liren (China), F. Caruana (USA), A. Giri (Netherlands), W. So (USA), R. Rapport (Romania), L. Aronian (USA), D. Gukesh, A. Erigaisi (both India), P. Maghsoodloo (Iran), N. Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), V. Keymer (Germany), R. Praggnanandhaa (India),…

Hans Niemann accuses Magnus Carlsen of bribery

American chess player Hans Niemann accused reigning world champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen of paying his compatriot Arjan Tari to shout insults at the American. In his lawsuit, Niemann alleges that Carlsen and his teammates in bars and on the street chanted the phrase “Jukse Hans”, which means “cheating Hans” in Norwegian, during the European Team…