During the World Rapid Chess Championship a few days earlier Carlsen had withdrawn from the Rapid and upcoming Blitz Tournaments.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.

Chess star Magnus Carlsen was at the centre of two controversies during the recent World Rapid and Blitz Championships - here ...

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 ...

Interference from his sport's governing body resulted in the world's number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, quitting in ...

Magnus Carlsen courted yet another controversy after sharing the World Blitz Championship title with Russian GM Ian ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the World Blitz Championship title after three tie-breaking matches, causing ...