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What Does Two ‘Champions’ Even Mean?
For once, everyone in the chess world appeared to agree with the controversial American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann. “The Chess world is officially a joke,” opined chess’s 21-year-old chief ...
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Chess Star Magnus Carlsen teams up with G-Star Raw after jeans controversy
Magnus Carlsen was involved in a controversy at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York. The chess ...
World chess No1 causes uproar with deal to share championship title
Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world ...
Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen sports jeans in return to championship following dress code controversy
Magnus Carlsen returned to compete in the Blitz World Championship this week after he withdrew from the Rapid tournament on ...
Magnus Carlsen plays in World Blitz Chess Championship after resolving jeans controversy
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess ...
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Top chess player Magnus Carlsen is back in competition after quitting over dress code
Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing ...
Chess champion returns to tournament after being fined for wearing jeans
Facing a public relations checkmate, the International Chess Federation surrendered and allowed world champ Magnus Carlsen to ...