Bored with chess, the world’s top player wants to remake the game
Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen is promoting a new tour that scrambles the game’s rules — and has prompted criticism from ...
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War in chess world! What is FIDE vs Freestyle and why is Magnus Carlsen furious
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has ignited a firestorm in the chess world, openly challenging the leadership of FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and exposing private communications that have fuelled ...
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Magnus Carlsen gets absurd eBay bid for unwashed ‘jeansgate’ pants
Magnus Carlsen placed his “forbidden” FIDE-worn jeans on eBay for his fans to bid on. The profits will be donated charity.
Magnus Carlsen targets FIDE again despite truce with Freestyle Chess: ‘Doesn’t have players interest at heart’
FIDE and Freestyle Chess had reached a truce before the opening event of the latter’s inaugural Grand Slam Tour got underway ...
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Lean in to Cleveland as a bona fide basketball town
Cleveland is forcefully asserting itself as a basketball town with the Cavs thriving and the WNBA's Rockers likely to return.
Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. For 40 years, the chess world has been debating why ...
Vidit Gujrathi Explains Why Magnus Carlsen Targets FIDE, Viswanathan Anand – Here’s What He Said
Carlsen competed in the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour opener in Weissenhaus, Germany, finishing third after a ...
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Dubai inmates' team honoured by FIDE for winning international chess tournament
The champion team from Dubai Police Punitive and Correctional Establishments was recently honoured by the International Chess ...