Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current ...

FIDE's dispute with Freestyle Chess centers around using the term "World Championship." Freestyle Chess, co-founded by Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner, introduced an innovative format with a Grand ...

The drama kicked off on December 27 when Carlsen showed up to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York wearing denim instead of slacks. FIDE said the chess world all-star was in ...

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.

The World Rapid Chess Championships descended into farce after officials fined the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, for wearing jeans. He responded by quitting the event altogether.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code.

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) ...

International Chess Federation (FIDE) world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway poses ahead of his Speed Chess Championship semi-final against Hans Niemann of the U.S., in Paris, France, September ...

This year, he became the third-youngest to reach a FIDE rating of 2,700 after claiming two gold medals at the Chess Olympiad — a biennial international tournament that was held in Budapest ...

FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship match will be held from April 3 to April 23, 2025. Interestingly, the event will be held across two venues in Shanghai (April 3 - April 10) and Chongqing ...

Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly on Sunday upheld a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, while backing a move to consider easing ...