Magnus Carlsen, a top chess player from Norway, recently found himself embroiled in a denim dispute with the International Chess Federation. The disagreement arose during the World Rapid Chess ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens — for charity. The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced this week that he is auctioning off ...

Renowned chess player Magnus Carlsen’s has announced his return to play in the upcoming World Blitz Championship -- a U-turn from a few days prior after he withdrew from another event organised by the ...

The Norwegian chess grandmaster was fined $200 on Friday and given a warning by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the governing body for international chess championships, to change into ...

Norway's chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen gestures during a game in the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata on Nov. 17. (Dibyangshu Sarkar | AFP via Getty Images) Chess grandmaster Magnus ...

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following governing body FIDE's decision to bar him from ...

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code. Norway's chess ...