World's greatest chess player Magnus Carlsen quits tournament after being told he cannot play while wearing jeans
The Norwegian, 34, was defending his championship titles in New York on Friday when the chess governing body made the request ...
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What Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans Have to Do with Chess
The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.
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AI Comes Full Circle on the Chessboard
The history of modern AI is closely associated with chess. But the ancient game has so far been a stumbling block for the ...
Chess great walks out of tournament over jeans row
Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after governing body FIDE barred ...
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‘Mozart of chess’ rejoins tournament he was disqualified from for wearing jeans after dress rules changed
Carlsen is no stranger to generating headlines for chess rule breaks, having infamously once accused a rival of cheating using wireless vibrating anal beads. This time it was the 34-year-old who ...
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How a bizarre chess rule helped a German GM prevent certain checkmate
The opening day of the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York witnessed a rare and bizarre end to a game because of a ...
Magnus Carlsen returns to chess tournament after dispute over jeans is resolved
Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body ...
Magnus Carlsen wore jeans to a chess tournament. Controversy followed.
The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...