Stavanger, Norway is officially out of the bidding process for the 2020 world chess championship, organizers announced. Magnus Carlsen's father, Henrik Carlsen, asked the Stavanger organizers to withdraw the bid in a Facebook post on Thursd...
Magnus Carlsen drew strong reactions in Norway today by creating a new chess club that offers free membership to the first 1,000 members, with Carlsen paying the federation fees himself. Carlsen said the club was made to help new players an...
A visually impaired chess player has been permanently banned by the Norwegian Chess Federation (NSF) after having been caught red-handed with an earplug glued to his palm during a game against a nine-year-old girl. Norwegian chess reporter Tarjei ...