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

The world's top-ranked chess player has returned to the World Blitz Championship after its governing body agreed to loosen its dress code. Magnus Carlsen withdrew from a tournament in New York ...

“They want to see Magnus Carlsen play chess. He’s the best player in the world and that’s that.” FIDE insisted that the rules were the rules and applied “equally to all players.

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

Carlsen, from Norway, is the world's top chess player. He quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after being fined $200 for wearing jeans to a match. He initially accepted ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend ... This decision was made impartially and applies equally to all players." Carlsen would’ve been able to accept a forfeiture for the round ...

Renowned chess player Magnus Carlsen’s has announced his return to play in the upcoming World Blitz Championship -- a U-turn from a few days prior after he withdrew from another event organised ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is at the World Blitz Championship — a competition he has won seven times previously — after going head-to-head with organizers over his refusal to change out ...

Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen was first fined and then disqualified from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship ... One of the game's greatest players, the Norwegian ace had ...