World Chess Champion Quits Competition After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans, Tells International Chess Federation 'F--- You'
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 because he refused to ...
Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he ...
"Source of inspiration for aspiring players": PM Modi meets Grandmaster Koneru Humpy after World Rapid title success
The FIDE Women's World Rapid Champion took to X on Friday and shared a visual of her meeting with PM Modi with her family. Koneru called it an "incredible honor" and "once-in-a-lifetime privilege" ...
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Magnus Carlsen returns to World Blitz Chess Championship after jeans dispute
Carlsen walked away from the World Rapid Chess Championship after refusing to change out of his jeans, which the ...
FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2024: Schedule, venue and everything else you need to know
The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2024 are set to take place from December 26 to December 31 in Wall Street, ...
FIDE World Rapid Championships 2024: Koneru Humpy wins second women's title; Volodar Murzin wins in open section
Koneru Humpy won the women's world rapid title for the second time; Arjun Erigaisi fell a point short in the open section ...
India's Koneru Humpy becomes Rapid chess world champion for the second time
India's Koneru Humpy won her second World Rapid Chess Championship title, beating Indonesia's Irene Sukandar. Humpy ...
The World’s Best Chess Player Just Stormed Out of a Tournament—Over a Pair of Pants
The World Rapid Chess Championships descended into farce after officials fined the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, for ...
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2024: Carlsen struggles on first day; Arjun, Raunak, Harika top Indian performers
The first day of the World Championship in the shorter versions of chess saw five rounds of rapid chess and teenagers shine ...