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Chess: Tan Zhongyi takes shock lead over Ju Wenjun in Women’s World Championship

Tan leads 1.5-0.5 in the first-to-6.5 series following Ju’s costly endgame blunder in game two

The Guardian - UK

Magnus Carlsen makes cameo in BBC Two’s Chess Masters as drop in viewers slows

The world No 1 made a surprise video appearance in Monday’s episode as viewer numbers again dropped, but more slowly

The Guardian - UK

BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame provokes sharply divided reactions

The new eight-episode Monday evening series, sandwiched between Mastermind and University Challenge, has polarised the opinions of TV critics and established players

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How to watch 'Chess Masters: The Endgame' online from anywhere

Sue Perkins hosts as twelve talented chess players play the legendary game. Here's how to watch "Chess Masters: The Endgame" online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

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Chess Masters: The Endgame — release date, how it works, trailer, interview, experts and everything we know

Chess Masters: The Endgame sees Sue Perkins host a BBC2 competition for amateur players.

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Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Auctions Controversial Jeans For Charity

Magnus Carlsen auctions controversial jeans for charity, supporting youth mentorship programs through chess clinics and community events.

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Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he's selling them for charity

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens — for charity

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Quick Facts About Magnus Carlsen: Net Worth, Wife, And Why He's Auctioning Off His Jeans

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen, multi-time world champion, is making headlines for more than just his on-the-board brilliance.

International Business Times UK

Chess: Carlsen wins again as he qualifies for the $1.5m Saudi Esports World Cup

The Norwegian world No 1 beat Hikaru Nakamura twice at the Chessable Masters despite endgame lapses

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Vincent Keymer knocks out Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Slam

The 20-year-old scored a career-best result by defeating the World No 1 in the Norwegian’s favourite format, then won 1.5-0.5 against the US champion, Fabiano Caruana, in the final

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen meets world champion Gukesh after Freestyle truce called

The world No 1 faces Gukesh as the new Freestyle Grand Slam gets under way following a row over the circuit’s status

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Dommaraju Gukesh recovers from brush with disaster at Wijk aan Zee

The 18-year-old Indian world champion was losing his first-round game in the Netherlands but his Dutch opponent, Anish Giri, blundered fatally when short of time

The Guardian - UK

Hastings Masters guards chess tradition and unveils a new 16-year-old star

China’s Xue Haowen began the event without any Fide titles and ended it as a grandmaster, unbeaten on 7/9 and breaking Judit Polgar’s record as the youngest winner

The Guardian - UK

Chess crazy: TV shows, schools, clubs and fashion all grab a piece of the game

As a new BBC show with Sue Perkins brings the game back to the small screen, it’s also winning legions of young fans

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The Guardian view on Magnus Carlsen’s power play: checking chess’s ruling body in style

Editorial: The latest controversy reveals deeper tensions about who will shape the sport’s future: its greatest players or the governing authorities

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Chess: newly married Carlsen signs up with Bundesliga, Freestyle and Saudis

The World No 1, who married Ella Victoria Malone last Saturday, will play for St Pauli in the Bundesliga, where he may meet the new classical champion, Gukesh Dommaraju

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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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.

The Independent UK

Magnus Carlsen returns to chess tournament after jeans furore

The world number one chess player posted: ‘Oh, I am definitely playing in jeans’

International Business Times

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.

The Independent UK

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen returns to a tournament after a dispute over jeans is resolved

Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday

Latin Times

World's No. 1 Chess Player Magnus Carlsen Quits Tournament After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans: 'Matter of Principle'

Magnus Carlsen dropped out of a major chess tournament Friday after he refused to change out of his jeans.

The Independent UK

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans

The International Chess Federation says top ranked player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition

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