World Chess Champion Quits Competition After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans, Tells International Chess Federation 'F--- You'
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 because he refused to ...
The World’s Best Chess Player Just Stormed Out of a Tournament—Over a Pair of Pants
The World Rapid Chess Championships descended into farce after officials fined the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, for ...
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Defending chess world champ returns after fine for wearing jeans
Defending champion Magnus Carlsen will compete in the World Rapid Chess Championship after initially withdrawing due to his ...
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Magnus Carlsen returns to World Blitz Chess Championship after jeans dispute
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess ...
Koneru Humpy becomes second woman to win World Rapid Chess title twice
Koneru Humpy overcame recent poor results and won her second Women's World Rapid Chess title in New York, demonstrating her ...
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Koneru Humpy becomes World Rapid Chess Champion for 2nd time
Indian chess star Koneru Humpy secures her second World Rapid Chess Championship title, adding another feather to India's ...
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2024: Carlsen struggles on first day; Arjun, Raunak, Harika top Indian performers
The first day of the World Championship in the shorter versions of chess saw five rounds of rapid chess and teenagers shine ...