Carlsen, who has won five world rapid and seven world blitz titles in the last 10 years, has continually butted heads with FIDE, the sport’s governing body, over the years. When initially ...

The jeans Magnus Carlsen wore when he withdrew from the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2024 have been sold in an eBay ...

Speaking to Norwegian broadcaster NRK, Carlsen also confirmed that he would not participate in the Blitz section of the event. "I'm pretty tired of FIDE, so I want no more of this. I don't want ...

Magnus Carlsen’s infamous jeans, which sparked the ‘jeansgate’ controversy at the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championships, ...

In a surprise to absolutely no one even remotely familiar with modern internet behavior, Magnus Carlsen’s “jeans that broke chess” have successfully sold for over $36,000. The greatest player of all ...

The incident occurred when Carlsen, wearing Corneliani jeans at the FIDE World Rapid Championship, was fined for not ...

Days after Magnus Carlsen stated that chess world champion D Gukesh is not ‘good’ in Rapid and Blitz formats, the Indian ...

Let's take a look at the top five male chess players who have spent the longest period as World No. 1. A Soviet Union/Russian ...

Carlsen had listed the jeans on the site as “Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen’s #JeansGate Jeans". It received 94 bids before ...

From Ali to Carlsen, athletes have defied authorities, reshaping sport. Carlsen’s standoff with FIDE, however, blurs ...