Magnus Carlsen, FIDE and Chess

Magnus Carlsen vs FIDE chess controversy: Looking beyond jeans incident; is it a PR battle?
World no.1 and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen was thrown out of the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2024 in New York on Friday for violating the International Chess Federation's (FIDE) dress code by wearing a jeans.
Chess-'Matter of principle': Carlsen defiant after FIDE dressing down over attire
Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE barred the Norwegian from participating in a round at the tournament for wearing jeans.
GothamChess defends Magnus Carlsen as “Jeansgate” ravages FIDE
GothamChess and other big names in the Chess community have stepped in to defend Magnus Carlsen during the Jeansgate controversy.
Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans controversy at FIDE World Rapid and Blitz: The chess feud that foreshadowed world No 1’s pull-out
The seeds of Magnus Carlsen’s disqualification / pull-out from the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship were sown much before the world no 1 landed in New York. We explain:
FIDE disqualifies Magnus Carlsen for dress-code violation
Magnus Carlsen, five-time world champion, faced disqualification from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship for violating FIDE's dress code by
‘Magnus Carlsen was given enough time to change his jeans. We didn't ban him; could've played': FIDE CEO
Sutovski said FIDE gave Magnus Carlsen enough time to change into formal attire. But when he didn't agree to do it on the same day, they had to disqualify him.
FIDE releases statement after Magnus Carlsen dress code disqualification saga in World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024
Defending champion Magnus Carlsen was disqualified from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2024 on Saturday for violating FIDE’s dress code.
Magnus Carlsen thrown out of World Chess Championship for wearing jeans, World No.1 says ‘I am pretty tired of FIDE’
World no.1 Magnus Carlsen was thrown out of the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New York on Friday after the former world chess champion refused to change his attire despite a warning, thus violating FIDE's dress code.

FIDE, Chess and Humpy

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Magnus left us with little choice: Anand justifies FIDE's action on World No. 1
Anand has justified FIDE penalising Magnus Carlsen for wearing jeans to the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York.
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FIDE World Rapid Championships 2024: Koneru Humpy wins second title; Arjun Erigaisi finishes 5th
Koneru Humpy put the exclamation mark on a landmark year for Indian chess, by winning the FIDE World Rapid Championship in ...
FIDE chief urges fans to ask D Gukesh for the truth, attacks Magnus Carlsen in ‘we threatened players is a lie’ claim
Magnus Carlsen has been accused by the FIDE chief of lying that players willing to participate at the Freestyle Chess Tour ...
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Chess player quits tournament after being asked to change out of jeans
Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE barred the Norwegian from participating in a round at the tournament for ...
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2024: Carlsen struggles on first day; Arjun, Raunak, Harika top Indian performers
The first day of the World Championship in the shorter versions of chess saw five rounds of rapid chess and teenagers shine ...
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World Chess champion drops from competition after refusing to change out of jeans
FIDE released a statement on the social media site X about Carlsen’s breach of dress code, which read in part, “FIDE regulations for the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, including the ...
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Five-time World Chess champion quits event after refusing to change out of jeans
FIDE said Carlsen, a five-time World Chess Champion and seven-time World Blitz Chess Champion, breached long-standing regulations for the event. Carlsen, 34, was notified of the breach, issued a ...
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The Drama and Suffering of the World Chess Championship
A dispatch from the pivotal Game 11 in Singapore that helped make Gukesh Dommaraju an 18-year-old chess champion.