Exclusive: No Magnus Carlsen in India! Freestyle Chess event called off over lack of sponsors | Chess News – Times of India

Exclusive: No Magnus Carlsen in India! Freestyle Chess event called off over lack of sponsors | Chess News – Times of India

Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes) NEW DELHI: The Indian leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, which was scheduled to be held in New Delhi from September 17 to 24, has been cancelled by lack of sponsors. The tournament, which would have featured Grand Slam leader Magnus Carlsen, will no longer take place…

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Magnus Carlsen vows to play in jeans after confirming return to World Blitz Championship

Magnus Carlsen vows to play in jeans after confirming return to World Blitz Championship

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen confirmed his return to the World Blitz Championship on Monday, after FIDE agreed to relax a dress code that had previously led to him being fined and excluded from a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out jeans. Reflecting on the controversy, International Chess Federation (FIDE) President…

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