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

The top-ranked chess player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday due to a dispute over the dress code. Carlsen refused to change ...

Magnus Carlsen is a multi-time chess world champion - but his career has not been without controversy. Carlsen, 34, is the world No.1 and has won the Blitz World Championship eight times.

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Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World ... “I think the situation was badly mishandled on their side,” the 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster ...

The world's number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen ... fairness and professionalism for all participants". Carlsen is a high-profile figure in chess who has attracted some controversy in recent ...