World Blitz Chess Championship in New York
Magnus Carlsen argues with the chess association – over a pair of jeans
Playing chess in jeans? Perfectly fine for Magnus Carlsen – it’s a no go for the world association Fide. The trouble was big and may go into the next round.
After the jeans scandal, defending champion Magnus Carlsen will now compete in the World Blitz Chess Championship. “Long story short: We can talk about how it came about, but I’m playing in New York for at least one more day, and if I do well, another day after that,” the 34-year-old Norwegian announced in an interview with Chess platform “Take Take Take”. The day before, the grandmaster had announced his complete withdrawal from the tournament in frustration – in a dispute over the World Chess Federation’s rules on dress code, which prohibit the wearing of jeans.
The rapid chess tournament was played without Carlsen; the surprise winner was the 18-year-old Russian Volodar Mursin. The two-day Blitz World Cup begins on Monday.
The world association FIDE immediately welcomed the number 1 in the world chess rankings back. They are looking forward to “continuing the collaboration with Mr. Carlsen and the global chess community,” said a statement on the He later announced to X: “Oh, I’ll definitely be playing in jeans tomorrow.”
Magnus Carlsen fined $200
Carlsen appeared on Friday’s match day wearing jeans, which is prohibited for participants. After his second game of the day, Carlsen received a $200 fine from the organizer and an ultimatum to change immediately. However, Carlsen refused and was subsequently disqualified for round nine.
Carlsen then declared that he no longer wanted to play and wanted to travel somewhere “where the weather is a little better than here.” Now came the retreat from the retreat.
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