FIDE, chess’s main governing body, stipulates a certain level of decorum; an arbiter informed Carlsen that, in order to be eligible to play in the tournament, he’d have to return to his hotel ...

The 34-year-old has been vocal against FIDE, accusing the world body of threating players not to participate in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, started by Germany's Jan Henric Buettner.

Magnus Carlsen, five-time world chess champion, withdrew from the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championship after a dispute over his attire. Highlighting dissatisfaction with FIDE, Carlsen's actions ...

Magnus Carlsen, five-time world champion, faced disqualification from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship for violating FIDE's dress code by wearing jeans. Despite being fined USD 200 and ...

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current ...

8-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Makes History by Beating 37-Year-Old Grandmaster Sutovsky also said that he is “sorry for the situation that [occurred] — FIDE was very welcoming to Magnus and his ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following governing body FIDE's decision to bar him for wearing jeans.

Chess is coming back home' — those words aren't just a statement; they are a feeling shared by every Indian when Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion. His victory at the FIDE ...

For the first time in World Blitz Championship history, the open section has two champions after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreed to a draw after tiebreakers in the final with the ...

which the International Chess Federation (FIDE) said breached the tournament’s dress code. As a result, Carlsen quit and said he would not return for the Blitz competition which starts on Monday ...

according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE).Carlsen, who has won five world rapid and seven world blitz titles in the last 10 years, also withdrew from the World Blitz Championship ...

It was a mixed day for India to start the World Blitz Championship as Rameshbabu Vaishali dominated the women's section to lead the standings after day 1 but no Indian man qualified for the ...