Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement Sunday that he'd let World Blitz Championship tournament officials consider allowing ...
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current ...
The world's top chess player quit a major tournament in New York City after officials told him he couldn't wear jeans to compete. The 2024 events began on Thursday. Carlsen arrived at Friday's ...
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the 2024 FIDE World Rapid Championship after refusing to comply with the tournament’s dress code prohibiting jeans. The Norwegian grandmaster ...
the International Chess Federation said. The federation said in a Friday statement that its regulations include a dress code that bars participants from wearing jeans at the event. “The Chief ...
Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied ...
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he could not carry on playing while wearing jeans. The 34-year-old had been defending his titles at the Fide World ...
Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE barred the Norwegian from participating in a round at the tournament ...