Magnus Carlsen and Fabrizio Caruana decided to duke it out in a version where all the pieces but the pawns are arranged at random. The rules of what’s known as “Random Fischer Chess” were ...
Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body ...
The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for ...
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 because he refused to ...
In response, the International Chess Federation decided to relax its dress code rules slightly, now allowing for appropriate jeans paired with matching jackets. With the dress code adjusted ...
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Bad boy, bad rules
I do what I want,” Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios said after breaking Wimbledon’s all-white rule with red trainers in 2022. Chess ace Magnus Carlsen was in the same mood Friday when he chose ...