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 ...

“I think the situation was badly mishandled on their side,” the 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster said. But he added that he loves playing blitz — a fast-paced form of chess — and wanted ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — 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 ...

Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after refusing to change out of the jeans ...

Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen Returns to a Tournament After a Dispute Over Jeans Is Resolved NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz ...