The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...

The world’s No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after ...

Chess titan Magnus Carlsen quit a pair of tournaments in New York Friday after the sport’s governing body told him he couldn’t wear jeans while participating in his matches. The International ...

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen got the defence of his Rapid and Blitz world title off to an indifferent start by collecting just ...

NEW YORK — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a ...

The world's top chess player quit a major tournament in New York City after officials told him he couldn't wear jeans to compete. The 2024 events began on Thursday. Carlsen arrived at Friday's ...

The International Chess Federation says top ranked player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World ... return for the Blitz competition which starts on Monday in New York. However, in an interview with chess channel Take Take ...

NEW YORK — Chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a world championship event in New York after being fined and threatened with exclusion for breaching the dress code by wearing jeans.