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

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

Magnus Carlsen returned to compete in the Blitz World Championship this week after he withdrew from the Rapid tournament on ...

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

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 because he refused to ...

The chess world is never short on scandals, and the latest one is incredibly on brand. Top-ranked former world champion ...

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

Facing a public relations checkmate, the International Chess Federation surrendered and allowed world champ Magnus Carlsen to ...

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

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

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.

Magnus Carlsen, the world's top chess player, has quit the World Rapid Chess Championship being held in New York after ...