Chess

Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, faces his strongest test yet from the new teenage generation when the “chess Wimbledon”, Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee, ...

It seems to be based on Komodo, and most of its few defeats have been by the stronger Stockfish programme. The Russian, playing under the neutral Fide flag, went on to take first prize. Alireza Firouzja, 19, seemed the heir apparent to Carlsen’s throne, but in 2021 the Iranian-born Frenchman had a spat with the Wijk organisers over a final-round incident and has not accepted invitations for the two following years. The trash-talking AI bot kitten was only launched on At age 32, Carlsen is the second oldest of the 14 competing grandmasters. Following the Norwegian’s statement renouncing his crown, Ding Liren, China’s world No2, will meet Ian Nepomniachtchi for the official championship, probably in Mexico City in April.