https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has suffered his first defeat in more than two years and a record 125 games, while playing a tournament in his native Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20201011/norway-chess-champion-carlsen-sees-first-defeat-in-two-years Sun, 11 Oct 2020 13:09:48 +0200 norway-chess-champion-carlsen-sees-first-defeat-in-two-years Three-time chess champion Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday successfully defended his world title after demolishing US hopeful Fabiano Caruana in a winner-takes-all finale. https://www.thelocal.no/20181128/norways-carlsen-beats-us-rival-to-keep-chess-crown Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:07:38 +0100 norways-carlsen-beats-us-rival-to-keep-chess-crown The big chess showdown between three-time defending champion Magnus Carlsen and his US challenger Fabiano Caruana will be decided by a series of rapid-play tiebreakers on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20181127/carlsen-still-favourite-to-win-chess-tiebreaker-but-kasparov-losing-faith Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:27:37 +0100 carlsen-still-favourite-to-win-chess-tiebreaker-but-kasparov-losing-faith The second round of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London between three-time defending champion Magnus Carlsen and American Fabiano Caruana ended in a draw on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20181111/norways-carlsen-draws-again-in-world-championship-second-round Sun, 11 Nov 2018 14:20:13 +0100 norways-carlsen-draws-again-in-world-championship-second-round Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlson narrowly missed a win in the first game of the World Chess Championships in London on Friday, after he missed several chances to secure a win. https://www.thelocal.no/20181110/norways-carlsen-ends-chess-game-with-dramatic-draw Sat, 10 Nov 2018 10:47:11 +0100 norways-carlsen-ends-chess-game-with-dramatic-draw The 2018 World Chess Championship between three-time defending champion Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, the first American to compete since the legendary Bobby Fischer in 1972, kicks off in London on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20181109/can-magnus-carlsen-remain-world-chess-champion-in-face-off-with-american-fabiano-caruana Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:30:37 +0100 can-magnus-carlsen-remain-world-chess-champion-in-face-off-with-american-fabiano-caruana From a Nato chief's tweet to the top headlines on news sites, Norway on Thursday feted its three-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen a day after he beat Russia's Sergei Karyakin in a breathtaking tiebreaker. https://www.thelocal.no/20161201/norway-fetes-chess-champ-carlsens-tour-de-force Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:44:12 +0100 norway-fetes-chess-champ-carlsens-tour-de-force Norwegian Magnus Carlsen extended his dominance over the chess world on Wednesday by winning the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time on Wednesday, beating his Russian challenger Sergei Karyakin in a tiebreaker. https://www.thelocal.no/20161201/norwegian-carlsen-wins-third-world-chess-championship Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:47:28 +0100 norwegian-carlsen-wins-third-world-chess-championship Neither reigning champ Magnus Carlsen of Norway nor Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin has claimed the world chess crown after 12 matches, throwing the tournament to four tie-break games scheduled for Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20161129/battle-for-world-chess-crown-heads-to-final-tiebreaker Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:17:51 +0100 battle-for-world-chess-crown-heads-to-final-tiebreaker Playing with white pieces, Magnus Carlsen equalized his World Cup chess showdown against Sergey Karjakin with a victory in the tenth game in New York. https://www.thelocal.no/20161125/norways-chess-champ-carlsen-pulls-even-with-russian-grandmaster Fri, 25 Nov 2016 10:04:07 +0100 norways-chess-champ-carlsen-pulls-even-with-russian-grandmaster Norwegian chess superstar Magnus Carlsen risks a hefty fine after refusing to take part in a press conference after losing to Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin in New York on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20161122/carlsen-faces-test-of-manhood-after-loss-and-post-game-meltdown Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:42:23 +0100 carlsen-faces-test-of-manhood-after-loss-and-post-game-meltdown After seven games that ended in draws, suspense is mounting at the World Chess Championship, where Norway's reigning world champ Magnus Carlsen and Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin are tied in an epic battle. https://www.thelocal.no/20161121/norwegian-and-russian-tied-in-battle-for-world-chess-crown Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:52:40 +0100 norwegian-and-russian-tied-in-battle-for-world-chess-crown Magnus Carlsen failed to capitalize on a mistake by Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin as the duo’s fourth game in the their world title match ended in a draw in New York City. https://www.thelocal.no/20161116/norways-carlsen-and-russias-karyakin-even-after-four-games Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:34:46 +0100 norways-carlsen-and-russias-karyakin-even-after-four-games As Norway's Magnus Carlsen prepares to take on Russian chess master Sergei Keryakin in a 12-game face-off, we look back at the history of chess. https://www.thelocal.no/20161111/chess-an-ancient-game-which-goes-back-to-india Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:08:46 +0100 chess-an-ancient-game-which-goes-back-to-india Russian chess master Sergei Karyakin squares off against reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen from Norway on Friday in an East-West clash that has sparked memories of classic Cold War encounters. https://www.thelocal.no/20161110/russian-challenges-norways-carlsen-for-world-chess-crown Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:14:02 +0100 russian-challenges-norways-carlsen-for-world-chess-crown Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen is hoping to prove that "smart is the new sexy", as he prepares to defend his title against Russia's Sergei Karyakin. https://www.thelocal.no/20161110/norwegian-grandmaster-adds-sex-appeal-to-chess Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:52:23 +0100 norwegian-grandmaster-adds-sex-appeal-to-chess Sitting next to an ornate chess board in his home outside Moscow, 26-year-old Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin lowers his gaze as he ponders how to beat reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen. https://www.thelocal.no/20161027/norways-chess-king-carlsen-hopes-to-fend-off-russian-grandmaster Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:43:17 +0200 norways-chess-king-carlsen-hopes-to-fend-off-russian-grandmaster Norwegian chess phenomenon Magnus Carlsen yelled out “faen!”, a Norwegian expletive meaning literally “the devil”, and threw his pen down, after he lost his fourth match at the World Blitz Chess Championship in Berlin on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20151015/carlsen-yells-swear-word-in-rage-at-chess-loss Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:49:01 +0200 carlsen-yells-swear-word-in-rage-at-chess-loss Norwegian chess superstar Magnus Carlsen has been crowned the world champion in rapid chess once again, after a thrilling three day defence of last year’s title in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.no/20151013/im-just-a-little-more-brutal-carlsen-win Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:35:46 +0200 im-just-a-little-more-brutal-carlsen-win Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen is facing the first serious crisis in his career, after losing no fewer than four matches at the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger. https://www.thelocal.no/20150626/chess-genius-carlsen-in-crisis-after-third-loss Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:39:00 +0200 chess-genius-carlsen-in-crisis-after-third-loss