Fabiano Caruana

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, 2014Culture

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.