2016, 2018, and 2021. However, Carlsen chose not to defend his World Chess Championship title in 2023, citing a lack of motivation. He criticised the exhaustive preparation required, which he felt ...

Grandmaster chess player Anna Muzychuk refused to compete in Saudi Arabia back in 2017. As a result, the Ukranian missed out ...

India's teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has won praise for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an onlin ...