Magnus Carlsen settled a bizarre ... He was penalized for wearing jeans. In perhaps the most costly opening move of Carlsen’s career, the Norwegian grand master arrived for his games in the ...

MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Norwegian Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen decided against defending his world champion’s title in a match for the world chess crown against Russia’s Ian ...

Magnus Carlsen strolls across the parking lot of ... The global association insists that it alone has the authority to crown world champions. FIDE is even said to have threatened players, telling ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi ... was locked at 3.5-3.5 when world No. 1 Carlsen suggested to Nepomniachtchi that ...

"Today, Mr. Magnus Carlsen breached the dress code by wearing jeans, which are explicitly prohibited under long-standing regulations for this event," the World Chess Federation said in a statement ...

FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky reminded chess fans that he hasn’t forgotten about the jeans controversy, and took another dig at Magnus Carlsen ... of the Rapid tournament wearing jeans, which are ...

By that tale of the tape, Kajakin should lose, but he does have a decent record against Carlsen, and the two men grew up playing against each other. "Magnus is a little bit slow in the beginnings ...