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

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen pulled off a sartorial checkmate after returning to a recent tournament despite wearing jeans, ...

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

International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement Sunday that he'd let World Blitz Championship ...

The World Rapid Chess Championships descended into farce after officials fined the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, for ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships on Friday after being confronted over a dress code violation.

Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE ...

Magnus Carlsen has been disqualified from the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York due to a dress code violation. The ...

The International Chess Federation says Carlsen left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change ...

Players at Shropshire Chess Congress, held at the premises of Wrekin Housing Trust in Telford, on the weekend of January 3 to 5, 2025. A record 171 chess players entered. This picture shows some of ...

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he could not carry on playing while wearing ...

San Antonio Spurs superstar big man Victory Wembanyama spent his Saturday morning in New York City like a true local— playing ...