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World No. 1 chess player quits 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 was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen,

Fox News · 1h

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.

The Indian Express · 1h

Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans controversy at FIDE World Rapid and Blitz: The chess feud that foreshadowed world No 1’s pull-out

The seeds of Magnus Carlsen’s disqualification / pull-out from the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship were sown much before the world no 1 landed in New York. We explain:

The Nation on MSN23h

The Drama and Suffering of the World Chess Championship

A dispatch from the pivotal Game 11 in Singapore that helped make Gukesh Dommaraju an 18-year-old chess champion.

The Globe and Mail17h

Magnus Carlsen quits chess championship after dressing down over wearing jeans

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 ...

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D Gukesh to skip FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship after becoming chess world champion

D Gukesh will not be taking part in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship in New York. India will be represented by ...

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Indian players to win FIDE World Chess Championship

By winning the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, D Gukesh has joined Viswanathan as the only Indian winners of the ...

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