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 ...
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’s match-fixing video downplayed by FIDE president in blunt remark: ‘As for sharing the Blitz title…’
Breaking his silence on the match-fixing controversy for the first-time, FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich defended Magnus ...
Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen sports jeans in return to championship following dress code controversy
Magnus Carlsen returned to compete in the Blitz World Championship this week after he withdrew from the Rapid tournament on ...
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 ...
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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.
World No 1 Magnus Carlsen makes winning return to chess a little over a week after marriage
Carlsen had married Ella Victoria Malone at a ceremony in Oslo on 4 January. The honeymoon, however, barely lasted a week and ...
FIDE chief defends Viswanathan Anand in brutal criticism of Magnus Carlsen: ‘If you want to attack someone…’
Breaking his silence for the first time, FIDE chief Arkady Dvorkovich decided to attack Magnus Carlsen for his words on FIDE ...
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 ...
Gukesh kicks off 2025 at Tata Steel Chess: Key talking points, favourites, schedule and where to watch
New chess world champion D Gukesh is set to begin his 2025 campaign at the prestigious Tata Steel Chess tournament in Netherlands. The event, featuring a 14-player round-robin format, promises intense ...
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 ...
‘Magnus Carlsen was shy, nervous… was very endearing’: Ella Victoria Malone on 1st meeting with world no 1 of chess
Magnus Carlsen's wife Ella Victoria reveals she will take a more active role in managing Magnus Carlsen's professional ...