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

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

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body ...

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

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

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

NEW YORK -- Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its ...

The 34-year-old has since said he will return to the contest on Monday and will continue to wear jeans when he plays. Carlsen ...

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

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess ...

Defending champion Magnus Carlsen will compete in the World Rapid Chess Championship after initially withdrawing due to his ...

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