Maurice Ashley, the chess com-mentator ... The same Kramnik was the mentor of GMs Gukesh and Pragnananda and oth-er Indian players earlier. After Gukesh win, Russian official Andrei Filatov ...

The chess world is never short on scandals, and the latest one is incredibly on brand. Top-ranked former world champion Magnus Carlsen recently showed up to a tournament in jeans, refused to ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 after refusing to ditch his denim as "a matter of principle" Misha Friedman/Getty World ...

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round ...

NEW YORK — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a ...

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen is back in a major tournament after he quit because he was told to change his jeans. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has now relaxed its dress code ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) In the opener, he converted a precarious position where his queen and pawn outmanoeuvred Nepo’s rook pair. Carlsen followed ...

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.

The world’s No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially withdrawing as he refused to change out of a pair of jeans.

After Friday's incident, Carlsen posted a picture of his offending outfit on X with the caption "OOTD" - meaning "outfit of the day" The world's number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen ...

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 ...