Whose game is it anyway? The Carlsen vs Fide battle
In a span of six days, a pair of jeans and an unprecedented shared world title laid bare the already simmering rift between ...
Chess: Carlsen signs up with Saudis and Freestyle — then marries
The FT recently interviewed Carlsen about his role in Freestyle Chess , where the positions of the back rank pieces are ...
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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.
Chess Grand Master Magnus Carlsen weds in lavish Oslo ceremony - days after shock return to tournament after being booted out for wearing jeans
Chess Grand Master Magnus Carlsen has tied the knot with Ella Victoria Malone in an elegant ceremony in Norway.
‘Controlled by Russia’: Carlsen’s trainer, and Anand’s ex-coach, rips FIDE to shreds with ‘Vladimir Putin’ accusation
T he chess world has been filled with controversy lately, and it all began during the year-ending FIDE World Rapid and Blitz ...
Magnus Carlsen's huge net worth, chess controversy, cheating scandal and new girlfriend
Chess star Magnus Carlsen was at the centre of two controversies during the recent World Rapid and Blitz Championships - here ...
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What Does Two ‘Champions’ Even Mean?
For once, everyone in the chess world appeared to agree with the controversial American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann. “The ...
Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agree to share chess’ World Blitz Championship title, causing outcry from top players
Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...
Random piece positions, 960 possible starts: What is freestyle chess, which led to Magnus Carlsen clashing with FIDE?
Top players like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura said that FIDE threatened grandmasters who wanted to take part in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour ...
Carlsen breaks silence on allegation, trying to blackmail FIDE by sharing blitz title: 'It was a bad joke'
Magnus Carlsen courted yet another controversy after sharing the World Blitz Championship title with Russian GM Ian ...