Ranks and Files

When Magnus Carlsen, the best chess player in the world, declined to defend his championship title in 2022, he gave up the throne and disrupted the system. For over a decade, Carlsen had reigned supreme. The thirty-five-year-old Norwegian grandmaster is the five‑time world champion in classical chess, the six-time rapid champion, the nine-time blitz champion,… The post Ranks and Files appeared…