Exclusive | India’s chess revolution: Manu Gurtu opens up on rise and challenges
Chess has transformed from a niche interest to a national obsession in cricket-crazy India. 2024 marked a pivotal year, with ...
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he’s selling them for charity
The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced this week that he is auctioning off the Italian luxury brand jeans that started a ...
The ‘jeans that broke chess’ are on sale and the price keeps skyrocketing
FIDE has dress codes for international events, where suits, collared shirts, and slacks are the norm. Players will sometimes push the bounds of that dress code in the sake of comfort, but denim jeans ...