The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

For once, everyone in the chess world appeared to agree with the controversial American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann. “The ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world ...

The president of the CFR Andrey Filatov is proud that it was chess players that earned Russia’s first awards at international competitions in 2025 ...

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

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

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

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing ...

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing ...

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

Magnus Carlsen returns to chess tournament after jeans furore - The world number one chess player posted: ‘Oh, I am ...