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 ...

0:32 Chess grandmaster Carlsen rejoins championship after jeans dispute Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out ...

“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 ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the World Blitz Championship title after three tie-breaking matches, causing ...

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

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has been the top chess player in the world for many years now and is about as close to a ...

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 Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a ...

Carlsen declined, and as a result, he was not paired for round nine. This decision was made impartially and applies equally to all players." The 34-year-old Norwegian chess grandmaster said in a video ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi's decision to share the World Blitz Championship title for the first time in history ...