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World No. 1 Chess star Magnus Carlsen puts ‘forbidden jeans’ up for auction | Chess News

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World No. 1 Chess star Magnus Carlsen puts ‘forbidden jeans’ up for auction | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) NEW DELHI: Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, a five-time world champion and the current world no. 1 in chess, found himself in an unusual situation involving a pair of jeans and a dress code violation last year. During the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New … Read more

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen drops three-word bombshell on FIDE after Freestyle Chess open letter | Chess News

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World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen drops three-word bombshell on FIDE after Freestyle Chess open letter | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recently expressed criticism towards the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in response to an open letter from Jan Henric Beuttner, co-founder of Freestyle Chess, to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky. Carlsen supported Beuttner’s stance with a brief message encouraging greatness, directly tagging FIDE … Read more