Magnus Carlsen’s infamous jeans, which sparked the ‘jeansgate’ controversy at the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championships, ...
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He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which ...
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow. He was 88.
The Norwegian chess icon was barred from participating in Round 9 of the Rapid section after violating FIDE's strict dress code by wearing jeans. Carlsen was fined $200 for the infraction and ...