The 2021 World Chess Championship ended last week with Magnus Carlen of Norway, ... Game 6 was the longest game in the history of the world championship at 136 moves over nearly eight hours.

Rolling report: Magnus Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in Game 6 of the World Chess Championship in Dubai. Bryan Graham was watching Skip to main content Skip to navigation ...

Carlsen, the world No. 1, won four games and never lost. He emerged victorious in a marathon battle in Game 6 , an instant classic and the longest world championship game ever played.

Carlsen’s love of fast-paced chess isn’t surprising, considering he is the current world champion in both “Rapid” and “Blitz” formats – games that generally last for 15 minutes or less.