The Norwegian world No 1 will compete at Doha next week, a year after he was penalised for wearing jeans in New York ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 after refusing to ditch his denim as "a matter of principle" Misha Friedman/Getty World ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen ...

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following governing body FIDE's decision to bar him from ...

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 late-round game ...

World Chess champion Magnus Carlsen will no longer compete in the World Rapid or Blitz Chess Championships after violating the International Chess Federation’s dress code policy. Carlsen, who was set ...

officially opened today at Qatar University’s Sports and Events Complex, launching five days of world-class competition that will run until December 30. Read More: World’s Best Chess Stars Land in ...

With strong performances already recorded this year, the upcoming Midrand Chess Club’s Juniors Rapid and Blitz Tournament is ...

The five-time world rapid and eight-time world blitz champion has been the undisputed king of the chess world, and the fan-following he commands even forced the international chess federation (FIDE) ...

Magnus Carlsen at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships on Dec. 27, 2024 World chess champion Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to ditch ...