Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen opposes Russia's readmission
A Kyrgyz proposal to readmit Russia and Belarus to the International Chess Federation (FIDE) will be voted this weekend. Magnus Carlsen has openly
World No.1 chess player Magnus Carlsen urges FIDE not to reinstate Russia and Belarus chess federations
Magnus Carlsen was speaking at a FIDE gala in Budapest on Thursday evening, in which he paid tribute to Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov while accepting an award for greatest player of all time.
World's best chess player disagrees with FIDE president over Russia's return
Magnus Carlsen, the 16th World Chess Champion, used the platform of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to call for the halt of the return of Russian and Belarusian players to FIDE-sanctioned competitions,
Chess-Governing body FIDE softens stance on some banned Russian, Belarusian players
Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, in a vote on Sunday in Budapest.
Kasparov agrees with Carlsen on keeping Russian chess sanctions
Kasparov wrote that he fully agreed with Carlsen's stance, adding a Ukrainian flag to his post. "Indeed I would, and do! In more ways than one, I could hardly wish for a better successor than Magnus.
Checkmate for Russia as global chess ban upheld
Russia's chess team is to remain banned from international competitions, officials have ruled. In a dramatic move, an International Chess Federation (Fide) general assembly meeting in Budapest voted to maintain sanctions against Russia and its ally,
Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen thought he’d lost by forfeit… then a photographer came to his rescue
Chess Olympiad regulations stipulate that if a player is not at the playing hall within 15 minutes of the round starting — ...
Grudge match: Carlsen ousts Niemann on way to fourth speed chess title
Former world champ Magnus Carlsen reclaimed a crown and settled a score on his way to winning his fourth world Speed Chess ...
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Honour Kasparov: Chess champion Magnus Carlsen urges sport chiefs not to readmit Russia, Belarus
Chess great Magnus Carlsen has urged his game’s top sporting body not to readmit Russia and Belarus ahead of a key vote this ...
Odin and Magnus: A friendship Norway chess needs
Bengaluru: Odin Blikra Vea reckons it “must feel a bit weird” for the world’s strongest player, Magnus Carlsen to be on a ...
Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen bikes to venue, almost forfeits, saved by photographer
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen played his first game of the ongoing Chess Olympiad on Friday and yet the World No. 1 could have lost ...
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Quang Liem overwhelmed by Magnus Carlsen at Chess Olympiad 2024
Vietnam's leading chess player Le Quang Liem was defeated by World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the 2024 Chess ...
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Magnus Carlsen, Judit Polgar felicitated at FIDE 100 Awards
Magnus Carlsen and Judit Polgar were felicitated with the best male and female player awards at the FIDE 100 Awards ceremony ...
Magnus Carlsen advises against reinstating Russian chess federation at award acceptance speech
Carlsen's comments come ahead of the FIDE general assembly on September 22, where all the voting members will decide on ...
Chess: India win Olympiad gold as new generation dominates in Budapest
A new generation is taking over at the top of world chess. India captured the gold medals at the 188-team Olympiad in ...