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

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

It’s been quite a journey for Magnus Carlsen, the world’s number-one chess player as of January 2025. First, he sparked controversy by wearing jeans to a tournament, which led to a heated dress code ...

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Five time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen got married to girlfriend Ella Victoria Malone in Holmenkollen Chapel, ...

Israeli Grandmaster Emil Sutovsky is currently at war with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. The 47-year-old FIDE CEO caught everyone’s attention on X, formerly on Twitter, during the World Rapid ...

American Grandmaster Hans Niemann also attacked Magnus Carlsen for “breaking rules on camera” after the world No 1 ...

In a span of six days, a pair of jeans and an unprecedented shared world title laid bare the already simmering rift between ...

Interference from his sport's governing body resulted in the world's number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, quitting in ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused ... the president of chess governing body FIDE. “I thought, at that point, we had already played for a very long time and I was, first of ...

Magnus Carlsen was involved in a controversy at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York. The chess grandmaster was seen wearing jeans.