Chess titan Magnus Carlsen quit a pair of tournaments in New York Friday after the sport’s governing body told him he couldn’t wear jeans while participating in his matches. The International ...

Checkmate! Magnus Carlsen is in contention for the greatest chess player ever, and now he's won the heart of his new bride, ...

Fide has warned the Freestyle Chess Players Club - co-owned by Carlsen - not to call its new series a “World Championship”.

The world’s No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially withdrawing as he refused to change out of a pair of jeans. The 34 ...

The ongoing dispute between the international chess federation (FIDE) and Norwegian Magnus Carlsen has escalated.

President Arkady Dvorkovich responded to world No 1 Magnus Carlsen after the 34-year-old had described fellow five-time world ...

The FIDE statement also puts in a quandary the participation of India's D Gukesh and Viswanathan Anand in the high-profile ...

A dispute between the chess federation FIDE and Magnus Carlsen escalates over the branding of the Freestyle Chess series.

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a ...

International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich has hit back at world No 1 Magnus Carlsen for targeting ...

The Freestyle Chess World Championship will kick off next month in Germany with 10 of the top players in the world before legs in Paris, New York, Delhi and Cape Town ...

After a year defined by organisational triumphs and contentious moments, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich unveiled on ...