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Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Auctions Controversial Jeans For Charity

Magnus Carlsen auctions controversial jeans for charity, supporting youth mentorship programs through chess clinics and community events.

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he's selling them for charity

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens — for charity

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025

Quick Facts About Magnus Carlsen: Net Worth, Wife, And Why He's Auctioning Off His Jeans

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen, multi-time world champion, is making headlines for more than just his on-the-board brilliance.

International Business Times UK · Feb 21, 2025

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Chess: Carlsen wins again as he qualifies for the $1.5m Saudi Esports World Cup

The Norwegian world No 1 beat Hikaru Nakamura twice at the Chessable Masters despite endgame lapses

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025

Chess: Vincent Keymer knocks out Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Slam

The 20-year-old scored a career-best result by defeating the World No 1 in the Norwegian’s favourite format, then won 1.5-0.5 against the US champion, Fabiano Caruana, in the final

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

D Gukesh fights back to hold Alireza Firouzja in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

NEW DELHI: World champion D Gukesh staged a remarkable comeback to salvage a draw against France’s Alireza Firouzja in the final round of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour at Weissenhaus, Germany.

The Times of India · Feb 13, 2025

Chess: Carlsen meets world champion Gukesh after Freestyle truce called

The world No 1 faces Gukesh as the new Freestyle Grand Slam gets under way following a row over the circuit’s status

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025

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Chess: Dommaraju Gukesh recovers from brush with disaster at Wijk aan Zee

The 18-year-old Indian world champion was losing his first-round game in the Netherlands but his Dutch opponent, Anish Giri, blundered fatally when short of time

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025

Hastings Masters guards chess tradition and unveils a new 16-year-old star

China’s Xue Haowen began the event without any Fide titles and ended it as a grandmaster, unbeaten on 7/9 and breaking Judit Polgar’s record as the youngest winner

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

Chess crazy: TV shows, schools, clubs and fashion all grab a piece of the game

As a new BBC show with Sue Perkins brings the game back to the small screen, it’s also winning legions of young fans

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025

The Guardian view on Magnus Carlsen’s power play: checking chess’s ruling body in style

Editorial: The latest controversy reveals deeper tensions about who will shape the sport’s future: its greatest players or the governing authorities

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025

Chess: newly married Carlsen signs up with Bundesliga, Freestyle and Saudis

The World No 1, who married Ella Victoria Malone last Saturday, will play for St Pauli in the Bundesliga, where he may meet the new classical champion, Gukesh Dommaraju

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025

The wrong trousers: how sporting dress codes can create an image problem

Magnus Carlsen’s jeans put the spotlight on chess’s sartorial intransigence but it is not the only sport struggling to adapt to modern style

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

Sports quiz of the week: Luke Littler, Gabriela Dabrowski and Thomas Tuchel

Have you been following the big stories in football, darts, cricket, tennis, chess, rugby, basketball and college football?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025

Chess: jeans-clad Carlsen defies critics to share Blitz with Nepomniachtchi

The world No 1 withdrew from the World Rapid then came back for the Blitz, where he shared the title when Fide agreed to stop play after three games of a shootout

The Times of India · Jan 2, 2025

Chess world fumes over joint world blitz title for Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi

The unprecedented joint World Blitz Championship title between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi has triggered significant controversy within the chess world.

Magnus Carlsen Returns To World Blitz Championship After Dress Code Dispute

Magnus Carlsen's clash with FIDE over dress code at World Rapid Chess Championship, leading to his withdrawal but eventual return for Blitz competition.

The Times of India · Dec 31, 2024

World Blitz Championship: R Vaishali wins women's qualifier, advances to quarterfinals

NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali delivered an exceptional performance to win the women’s qualifier and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the World Blitz Championship. Following Koneru Humpy’s remarkable gold-medal triumph, Vaishali stepped into the spotlight, dominating the women’s section with a score of 9.5/11, including three draws.

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The Times of India · Dec 31, 2024

Magnus Carlsen must follow regulations like MS Dhoni did in 2019 to 'maintain integrity associated with the sport'

Five-time chess world champion Magnus Carlsen was first fined and then disqualified from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New York for refusing to adhere to FIDE's dress code after arriving in jeans.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

Magnus Carlsen returns to chess tournament after jeans furore

The world number one chess player posted: ‘Oh, I am definitely playing in jeans’

International Business Times · Dec 30, 2024

Chess Grandmaster Allowed To Wear Jeans After Dress Code Dispute

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen's stance on wearing jeans has led to a change in the sport's dress code.

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2024

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen returns to a tournament after a dispute over jeans is resolved

Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday

Latin Times · Dec 29, 2024

World's No. 1 Chess Player Magnus Carlsen Quits Tournament After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans: 'Matter of Principle'

Magnus Carlsen dropped out of a major chess tournament Friday after he refused to change out of his jeans.

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2024

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans

The International Chess Federation says top ranked player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition

Sports Illustrated · Dec 28, 2024

Chess Great Magnus Carlsen Quits Tournament Over Jeans Debate

A pair of jeans removed the top chess player from the world championship tournament.

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