Norways Magnus Carlsen speaks during the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Kolkata on November 12, 2024. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP) Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initia
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen had been defending his titles at the Fide World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York when officials made the request. In the last 10 years, the Norwegian grandmaster has won five world rapid and seven world blit