Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game ...

It was a day of extremes for Gukesh. From nine rounds of blitz, he walked away with just four points through three wins, two ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Carlsen ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

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, widely regarded as the greatest chess player of all time, won the World Blitz Championship in December 2025 in Doha, Qatar. It was his ninth world blitz title and the twentieth world ...

The other statement victory from Gukesh had come on Wednesday, when the world champion had defeated the challenger to his ...

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Magnus Carlsen pushed away a camera after losing to Vladislav Artemiev at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Qatar, the latest example of the former world ...

Approximately 300 elite chess players from around the world have registered for the upcoming world tournament in New York City. This six-day event will showcase elite chess players from every ...

A pair of Chargers recently took their skills to the chess board for a great cause. Justin Herbert and Rashawn Slater took part in the fourth edition of BlitzChamps, a chess tournament featuring eight ...

Brilliant Chess Academy will celebrate its 20th anniversary by hosting the Brilliant Chess Festival in Hyderabad. The events ...