chess

Norwegian chess world champion Magnus Carlsen in a suit and holding a bottle a Champagne  while attending the Norwegian Sports Gala in Oslo January 4, 2014.

The Italian Bobby Fischer is making chess history in St. Louis

September 4, 2014
Culture

A tournament in St. Louis has everyone in the chess world mesmerized. Norway's glamorous, 23-year-old World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen was the favorite. But a younger upstart has won a record-setting seven games ... and could unseat him.

The Italian Bobby Fischer is making chess history in St. Louis
A poster of chess player Garry Kasparov in Tromso, Norway, where the former world champion lost his bid to become the president of the World Chess Federation, or FIDE.

A chess legend fails in his bid to become the sport's official king

August 11, 2014
Culture
A chess legend fails in his bid to become the sport's official king
Norway (white) versus the rest of the world (black)

Norway challenges the rest of the world to a not-so-friendly game of chess

November 18, 2013
Arts, Culture & Media
Norway challenges the rest of the world to a not-so-friendly game of chess

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