Champion Magnus Carlsen Rocked The Chess World By Refusing To Take Off His Jeans
The chess world is never short on scandals, and the latest one is incredibly on brand. Top-ranked former world champion ...
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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 ...
Hans Niemann’s $1 million challenge for Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura: ‘Face me, or issue formal apology’
Carlsen defeated Hans Niemann in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship before making a "what's the fuss" gesture at the ...
Magnus Carlsen vs FIDE chess controversy: Looking beyond jeans incident; is it a PR battle?
Five-time world champion and current top-ranked Magnus Carlsen was disqualified by FIDE from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess ...
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Magnus Carlsen's whirlwind week: Controversy, chess crown, and a wedding | Who is Ella Carlsen?
It’s been quite a journey for Magnus Carlsen, the world’s number-one chess player as of January 2025. First, he sparked controversy by wearing jeans to a tournament, which led to a heated dress code ...
Magnus Carlsen plays in World Blitz Chess Championship after resolving jeans controversy
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess ...
How Magnus Carlsen’s jeans sparked a chess controversy
The world’s No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after ...
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits championship tournament over a pair of jeans: 'I'm out, f--- you'
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships on Friday after being confronted over a dress code violation.
Magnus Carlsen on allegations: ‘Not trying to influence FIDE… was a bad joke given gravity of situation’
In a video that's gone viral, Carlsen can be heard telling Nepomniachtchi that if “FIDE refuse (to allow us to share title), ...
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Top chess player Magnus Carlsen is back in competition after quitting over dress code
Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing ...
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Viswanathan Anand's former Coach calls out FIDE accusing of being controlled by Russia after Magnus Carlsen's saga says, 'Orders by Putin...'
The chess world has been embroiled in controversy recently, starting with a series of incidents during the FIDE World Rapid ...
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Magnus Carlsen returns to Blitz worlds after FIDE allows jeans
New York: World number one Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Blitz Chess Championship here following FIDE's decision to allow players to compete in jeans, a couple of days after ...