Why superstar Magnus Carlsen is playing chess for St. Pauli
Carlsen is a friend of Jan Henric Buettner, a Hamburg-born entrepreneur whose Weissenhaus Chess Academy sponsors the St.Pauli ...
Chinese chess cheating scandal: Top grandmasters banned, triggered by life-time ban of ‘China’s Magnus Carlsen’
The public got to know about the cheating scandal in September when the CXA issued its life-time bans on Wang Yuefei and Wang ...
Ian Nepomniachtchi breaks silence after Magnus Carlsen chess match-fixing scandal: ‘I solved problems myself…’
The Blitz final began with two wins for Carlsen, who then needed only a draw to secure the title. Ian staged a comeback in ...
Arjun Erigaisi defeats Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana in online chess event
Arjun Erigaisi clinched the early Titled Tuesday weekly blitz chess competition after he defeated the likes of World No 1 ...
Arjun Erigaisi keeps alive Indian Bull run in Chess by beating Magnus Carlsen
Indians continue to make waves in world chess. After a fabulous 2024 for players from the country, Arjun Erigaisi began the ...
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What Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans Have to Do with Chess
The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.
Magnus Carlsen wore jeans to a chess tournament. Controversy followed.
The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...
Magnus Carlsen returns to chess tournament after dispute over jeans is resolved
Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body ...
Chess champ Magnus Carlsen quits tourney after refusing to change out of jeans
Magnus Carlsen, the world's top chess player, says he has quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York after refusing ...