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Chess great Carlsen quits tourney in spat over jeans
Published on 28/12/2024
» NEW YORK - Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after the world governing body FIDE fined the Norwegian for wearing jeans.
US judge throws out high-profile chess cheating lawsuit
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - A US federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by chess player Hans Niemann, who was seeking $100 million from those who accused him of cheating, including former world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» PARIS - Ding Liren became China's first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan.
Contenders face off for world chess title without top-ranked Carlsen
AFP, Published on 08/04/2023
» ASTANA (KAZAKHSTAN) - Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi and China's Ding Liren begin battling it out Sunday to become chess world champion after top-ranked Magnus Carlsen, considered one of the best players of all time, opted not to defend his title.
Grandmaster Hans Niemann defends reputation after cheating claims
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» PARIS - American international grandmaster Hans Niemann said Wednesday he "won't back down," after the chess platform chess.com reported he has "probably cheated more than 100 times" in online games.
Russian re-elected head of chess body FIDE, sees off Ukrainian challenger
AFP, Published on 08/08/2022
» CHENNAIซ A Russian former deputy premier was re-elected as head of international chess body FIDE by a landslide Sunday, seeing off a Ukrainian challenger who said the incumbent was part of Moscow's "war machine".
Lacking motivation, Carlsen not to defend title at 2023 World Chess Championship
AFP, Published on 20/07/2022
» OSLO - Citing a lack of motivation, chess world number one Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday announced that he would not defend his world championship title in 2023, but stressed that he was not retiring from chess.
Indian 16-year-old stuns chess world champion Carlsen
AFP, Published on 22/02/2022
» NEW DELHI - Indian teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won praise Tuesday for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online championship.
Chess queens battle for king's ransom as prize money rises
AFP, Published on 08/01/2020
» SHANGHAI - Two of the sharpest minds in women's chess are doing battle this week in Shanghai with a world champion title on the line and a record prize fund as the game seeks to close the gender gap.
Identical twins strike gold, 163 miles a day: Five 2018 sporting tales
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» PARIS - One woman ran almost 163 miles in 24 hours, there was a marathon chess duel, while identical twins landed a major international title each in the same sport.