The world chess champion left the World Championship because he didn’t change his pants

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen who is the best chess player in the world at the moment holding the title of world champion, left the World Championship because he did not change his pants. According to the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Carlsen violated the tournament’s dress code by appearing in jeans and, upon request by the head referee, refused to change, resulting in a $200 fine. “This decision was made impartially and applies to all players,” FIDE said, adding that Carlson’s teammate Ian Nepomniachi also broke the dress code by wearing sports shoes, but continued to play once he had changed. FIDE chief executive Emil Sutovsky, via X, dismissed the claim as false, arguing that FIDE has no problems negotiating the schedules of other tournaments. Instead, the 34-year-old Norwegian claimed that his “patience with (FIDE) was not very long from the start”, accusing the international body of “chasing players to not sign with Freestyle […]
Source: News Beast

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