Magnus Carlsen quits chess championship after being told to change jeans
In a now-settled dispute with opponent Hans Niemann, Carlsen quit a tournament in 2022 after Niemann beat him, before going on to accuse his American rival of cheating. Niemann had denied the allegations, and even said he would "strip fully naked" to prove his innocence.
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Anand has justified FIDE penalising Magnus Carlsen for wearing jeans to the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York.
The first day of the World Championship in the shorter versions of chess saw five rounds of rapid chess and teenagers shine ...
Carlsen’s refusal to change his jeans before the ninth round resulted in his exclusion from the tournament pairings.
Today, Mr. Magnus Carlsen breached the dress code by wearing jeans, which are explicitly prohibited under long-standing ...
A dress-code violation over the wearing of jeans saw Carlsen fined and after refusing to comply, he was not paired for round ...
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