During the World Rapid Chess Championship a few days earlier Carlsen had withdrawn from the Rapid and upcoming Blitz Tournaments. It was ostensibly about the tournament rules not allowing jeans ...

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

Chess Grand Master Magnus Carlsen has tied the knot with Ella Victoria Malone in an elegant ceremony in Norway.

Magnus Carlsen is a multi-time chess world champion and one of the sport's most recognisable figures, but his career has not been without controversy.

For once, everyone in the chess world appeared to agree with the controversial American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann. “The ...

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

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

Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen, 34, was drawing against Russian player Ian Nepomniachtch, at the World Blitz ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s No1 chess player, has triggered a major backlash after cutting short a final to share a world ...

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

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

Host Scott Tong gets the latest on the seemingly bizarre story with big financial implications for all involved with John Hartmann, editor of Chess Life.