The chess world is never short on scandals, and the latest one is incredibly on brand. Top-ranked former world champion Magnus Carlsen recently showed up to a tournament in jeans, refused to change, ...

Chess’ world number one player Magnus Carlsen – a position he ... last week when he decided to quit over a dispute over clothing. Carlsen had shown up for the competition in a pair of ...

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen pulled off a sartorial checkmate after returning to a recent tournament despite wearing an article of clothing banned by its dress code: jeans. Top-ranked Carlsen ...

Magnus Carlsen, widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time ... that not all competitors have access to high-end clothing, making strict dress codes a potential barrier ...

C HESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent ...

DEGGANS: And finally, I don't think I've ever said this in an NPR sports segment - we got to talk about chess. STEELE ... STEELE: Yeah, Magnus Carlsen, the top-ranked player, withdrew from ...

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

Platform provider BETBY hosted chess icon and brand ambassador Magnus Carlsen at its booth during ICE Barcelona ’s opening ...