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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

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 Guardian - UK

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.

The Times of India

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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.

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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 Times of India

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.

International Business Times

Leaders come together to congratulate Koneru Humpy after World Rapid Championship win

The Indian chess woman grandmaster Koneru Humpy on Sunday won the FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship in New York after beating Indonesia's Irene Sukandar with the black pieces in the final round of the tournament. Read further on Dynamite News:

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FIDE disqualifies Magnus Carlsen for dress-code violation

Former world champion Magnus Carlsen made a controversial exit from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship after refusing to change his attire following violation of FIDE's dress code by wearing jeans at the venue in New York on Friday.

The Times of India

Chess: Carlsen disqualified in New York after refusing to change out of jeans

The world No 1 was defaulted from the World Rapid Championship and has withdrawn from the World Blitz

The Guardian - UK

Freedom Holding Corp.: A Strategic Partner for the Chess Renaissance

Freedom Holding Corp., led by CEO Timur Turlov, partners with FIDE to host the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships on Wall Street from December 26 to 31.

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World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh vs Ding Liren scores and results

NEW DELHI: China's Ding Liren and Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh collide at the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore in a 14-game showdown to determine the next world champion.

The Times of India

World Chess Championship: It's D Gukesh vs Ding Liren in Singapore showdown

Ahead Of title clash, Ding says he feels peaceful, energetic; confident Gukesh, who gets first white, says he can handle the nerves

The Times of India

World Chess Championship 2024: Ding Liren v Gukesh Dommaraju pre-match questions, answered

Not sure when the world chess championship starts, who’s tipped to win, and why Magnus Carlsen isn’t playing? We (mostly) have the answers

The Guardian - US

World Chess Championship final 2024: Schedule, format, prize money, players

All the details about the biggest two weeks in chess as a young Indian grandmaster takes on the Chinese world champion.

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The Guardian - UK

Champion Ding and challenger Gukesh prepare for world title battle

China’s world champion Ding Liren, 32, will face his Indian rival Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, on Monday.

The Times of India

Chennai GM Chess: Strong field as race for Candidates picks up pace

Frenchman Maxime VachierLagrave (Elo 2737) and Iranian GM duo Parham Maghsoodloo (2712) and Amin Tabatabaei (2686) will not be short on motivation to provide serious challenge to top seed and world No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi (2799) in the Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament starting at Anna Centenary Library from Tuesday.

The Times of India

Three-year-old Kolkata boy becomes youngest Fide-rated chess player

KOLKATA: City kid Anish Sarkar entered the record books by becoming the youngest rated chess player in history at just three years, eight months and 19 days. In doing so, he surpassed the previous record set by Tejas Tiwari, who had become the youngest Fide-rated player at five years.

The Times of India

Kolkata's Anish Sarkar becomes youngest rated chess prodigy at 3 years

KOLKATA: While most children of his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig or Chhota Bheem, or simply playing with toys, young Anish Sarkar found his fascination in the quiet strategy of chess pieces, sparking a journey few could fathom.

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The Guardian - UK

Carlsen struggles amid controversy at $1m Global Chess League in London

The world No 1 lost to Firouzja in round two and although he won the return game, his team failed to reach the final, in which Triveni Continental Kings face PBG Alaskan Knights

The Times of India

In Olympic year, India's big gold

TOI looks at some of the takeaways from the Chess Olympiad

The Times of India

Chess Olympiad: The Viswanathan Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation'

NEW DELHI: "If you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with." Viswanathan Anand was highly confident that India will emerge from the Chess Olympiad this time, "smelling" gold.

The Times of India

Chess Olympiad: FIDE Fair Play team silences Vladimir Kramnik

Former World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik tried to create some flutter in the ninth round of the Chess Olympiad on Friday but the authorities dealt with the issue swiftly and restored normalcy.

The Independent UK

He spearheaded Ukraine’s drone industry to fight Russia – now he is battling to keep Moscow out of chess

Oleksandr Kamyshin spent more than a year as minister of strategic industries, overseeing Ukraine’s defence industry. He tells Askold Krushelnycky about his latest challenge

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England seeded eighth as Carlsen targets gold at Budapest Olympiad

The world No 1 will lead Norway at the event in Hungary shortly after defeating Hans Niemann and Alireza Firouzja at the speed championship finals in Paris

The Times of India

EXPLAINED: Why Viswanathan Anand is missing from India's Chess Olympiad squad for second time in a row

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand isn't part of India's 2024 Chess Olympiad squad like in the last edition of the prestigious biennial FIDE tournament, but the Indian men's team may not feel his absence as much this time, considering how the likes of R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi…

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