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Chess federation relaxes dress code after Magnus Carlsen's 'jeansgate'

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen was asked to change his clothes Friday at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after arriving in jeans.

Sport
AFP|Published

American charity helping widen chess footprint across South Africa

An American charity called the Gift of Chess is helping expand the game of chess in South Africa by giving away 1,000 sets, with many more to follow.

News South Africa
Jehran Naidoo|Published

Mdina chess heads to Zambia

Entrepreneur Tiwone Mdina says plenty of top players from Zambia used to take part in chess tournaments but this stopped as his brand was saturated.

News Africa
IOL|Published

WATCH: Chess robot fractures 7-year-old boy’s finger during Moscow Chess Open

“The robot broke the child’s finger,” states the president of the Russian Chess Federation. “This, of course, is bad”.

Tech Gadgets
James Browning|Published
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