During the World Rapid Chess Championship a few days earlier Carlsen had withdrawn from the Rapid and upcoming Blitz Tournaments. It was ostensibly about the tournament rules not allowing jeans ...
MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated chess player Yan Nepomnyashchy on his victory in the World Blitz Chess Championship in New York.
Niemann, who has clashed with Carlsen in the past after being accused of cheating by the world No. 1 – an accusation that led to a high-profile lawsuit – was particularly vocal about the power ...