However, a new modality is beginning to gain ground among professional and amateur players alike: freestyle chess. And it is doing so with an unexpected and powerful ally: Magnus Carlsen ...

FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky reminded chess fans that he hasn’t forgotten about the jeans controversy, and took another dig at Magnus Carlsen.

American Grandmaster Hans Niemann has once again expressed strong criticism of Magnus Carlsen, accusing him and his allies of ...

Majority of the players wore jeans to the opening round of the 1st Grandmaster International Open Chess Tournament at Kottayam in Kerala, South India.

Magnus Carlsen is betting that his Freestyle Chess tournament can lure new fans to the game, while engaging the hardcore enthusiasts. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Earlier this month, a handful of ...

He previously worked for Complex Magazine in New York City. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has accused 19-year-old Hans Niemann of cheating in a lengthy statement, calling cheating an ...

Several competitors at the 1st Grandmaster International Open Chess Tournament were spotted playing in jeans, denim shorts, ...

NEW YORK (dpa): Defending champion Magnus Carlsen has caused a scandal at the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York over his choice of trousers. After being punished by the world federation ...

"Magnus has a great sense for justice,” says Henrik Carlsen, his father. "He feels responsible for the players.” That also, he says, plays a role in his new idea. Freestyle chess, Henrik ...

"I was a bit concerned about the relatively development compared to other kids," Henrik Carlsen says in "Magnus," a new documentary ... It's a rare and scintillating look on the emergence ...

Sitting across from him, Magnus Carlsen surveyed the ... and a fresh frontier to conquer. “Carlsen is making the same mistake in his new game as he made in chess,” Grandmaster Anish Giri ...

Magnus Carlsen’s jeans controversy during the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in New York last year was a ... the prize giving ceremony. Does it look appropriate? And if you were the host ...