World Chess Championship: Where the First Eight Games Were Decided Challenger Sergey Karjakin breaks a run of draws against World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Game 8 and now sits two points from a huge upset By JONATHAN ZALMAN Nov....
Carlsen: Today was one of the toughest days of all

Magnus Carlsen Repeats at World Chess Championship3:39 pm ETNov 23, 2014By JONATHAN ZALMAN Wall Street Journal After Sunday’s eleventh game of the 2014 FIDE World Chess Championship in Sochi, Russia—a repeat victory for title-holder Magnus Carlsen—the Norwegian looked worn,...
Magnus Carlsen’s interview with WSJ’s Jonathan Zalman
World Chess Champion Plays (and Beats) A WSJ Reporter in Seconds World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen gives a thoughtful interview about his life in chess…and then he beats WSJ’s Jonathan Zalman in about thirty seconds. Chess Daily News from...
Can you have any other life and be a great chess player?

Bobby Fischer vs. The Rebbe The chess genius denied he was a Jew, but the Lubavitcher Rebbe disagreed. Who was right? By Jonathan ZalmanJanuary 17, 2013 7:00 AM In the summer of 1971, a year before he won the...
I have the chance to dominate like Bobby Fischer

Magnus Carlsen: I have the chance to dominate like Bobby Fischer Friday, Aug 2, 2013 07:10 AM CDT The planet’s number one chess player talks preparation for the world championship, and his love for “Seinfeld” By Jonathan Zalman At...
A fun interview with Magnus Carlsen

The Boy King: An Interview with Magnus Carlsen Spending some time with the best chess player in the world. July 30, 2013 – 1:37pm | By Jonathan Zalman At the age of 22, Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, is the...