The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess ...

Magnus Carlsen returned to compete in the Blitz World Championship this week after he withdrew from the Rapid tournament on ...

NEW YORK -- Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its ...

Magnus Carlsen was involved in a controversy at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York. The chess ...

Magnus Carlsen settled a bizarre feud with chess’s international governing body by returning to a major tournament in New York City days after a dispute with officials led him to withdraw abruptly.

The International Chess Federation says Carlsen left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change ...

Interference from his sport’s governing body over a trivial matter resulted in the world’s number one chess player, Magnus ...

Chess players weren’t happy when Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi decided to end the FIDE championship in a tie.

The chess world has been embroiled in controversy recently, starting with a series of incidents during the FIDE World Rapid ...