World Chess Champion Quits Competition After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans, Tells International Chess Federation 'F--- You'
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 because he refused to ...
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 ...
Chess-Carlsen to return to World Blitz Championships after dress code dispute
Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting ...
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Defending chess world champ returns after fine for wearing jeans
Defending champion Magnus Carlsen will compete in the World Rapid Chess Championship after initially withdrawing due to his ...
Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he ...
FIDE World Blitz Championship: Koneru Humpy Eyes Grand Double After Winning Second Rapid Chess Title
Humpy had on Sunday capped a wonderful year for Indian chess, defeating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia to emerge the FIDE ...
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Koneru Humpy Secures Second World Rapid Chess Title
Indian chess grandmaster Koneru Humpy claimed her second World Rapid Chess Championship title by defeating Indonesia's Irene ...
World-Renowned Chess Player Magnus Carlsen Returns to Tournament After Being Fined, Denied Participation for Wearing Jeans
Chess champion Magnus Carlsen pulled off a sartorial checkmate after returning to a recent tournament despite wearing jeans, ...
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The World’s Best Chess Player Just Stormed Out of a Tournament—Over a Pair of Pants
The pinnacle of chess has weathered its fair share of controversies in recent years, including a cheating dustup, geopolitical tension, and players’ bizarre complaints about creaky floors.