Ding Liren, top right, and Gukesh Dommaraju, top left, are seen during Game 1 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore on November 25, 2024. (Then Chih Wey / Xinhua via Getty Images) ...

FIDE said Carlsen, a five-time world chess champion and seven-time world blitz chess champion, breached long-standing regulations for the event. Carlsen, 34, was notified of the breach, issued a ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen ...

Number one grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, has won the inaugural online chess competition at the Esports World Cup. The ...

Carlsen quit after being barred from a round in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship for wearing jeans By Austin Nivison Dec 28, 2024 at 12:42 pm ET • 2 min read Getty Images ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world's top chess player, has quit the World Rapid Chess Championship being held in New York after refusing to change out of jeans to abide by a dress code.

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Magnus Carlsen feels he's still better than the young generation of chess players, but the Norwegian great is ruling out a comeback at the classical world championship.

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen left the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Friday, Dec. 27 after he refused to change out of his jeans in accordance with the International Chess ...