Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Dec. 27 after refusing to ditch his denim as "a matter of principle" Misha Friedman/Getty World ...

Photo by Misha Friedman/Getty Images The chess federation said Friday that longstanding rules prohibit jeans at those tournaments, and players are lodged nearby to make sartorial switch-ups easy ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after governing body FIDE barred him for wearing jeans.

Misha Friedman/Getty Never miss a story — sign ... In a statement issued following the incident on Sunday, Dec. 29, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said he would ...

Misha Friedman/Getty Images Garry Kasparov, the retired chess legend, also weighed in, joking about the earlier row over Carlsen’s jeans. “I thought the first FIDE tiebreak was pants,” he ...

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has quit a major ... but forgot about his jeans Credit: GETTY/Misha Friedman “I didn’t even think about it... First of all, I got a fine which is fine ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE barred the Norwegian from participating in a round at the tournament ...

(CNN) — 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).

(CNN) — 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 ...

(CNN) — Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was ...