Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of his jeans, which violated the tournament's dress code.
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won’t defend his title at the International Chess Federation ( FIDE ) World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships because of a pair of jeans. Carlsen, the current World No. 1, removed himself from the tournament in New York on Friday after he received a $200 fine and warning from FIDE because of a dress code violation.
The five-time world champion was told that he would not be able to continue on until he changed out of his jeans, a change the defiant Carlsen was not willing to make. 'FIDE regulations for the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, including the dress code, are designed to ensure professionalism and fairness for all participants,' the organization said in a statement on Friday. 'Today, Mr. Magnus Carlsen breached the dress code by wearing jeans, which are explicitly prohibited under long-standing regulations for this event. The Chief Arbiter informed Mr. Carlsen of the breach, issued a $200 fine, and requested that he change his attire. Unfortunately, Mr. Carlsen declined, and as a result, he was not paired for round nine. This decision was made impartially and applies equally to all players.' Carlsen would’ve been able to accept a forfeiture for the round and continue on in the tournament on Saturday, but he told Take Take Take in an interview after the incident that he was not interested in continuing on. 'Honestly, I’m too old at this point to care too much. If this is what they want to do – I guess it goes both ways, right? Nobody wants to back down, and this is where we are. It’s fine by me. I’ll probably head off to somewhere where the weather is a bit nicer than here.' 'It’s okay, they can enforce their rules,' he continued. 'That’s fine by me, and my response is that's fine, then I’m out, f--- you'
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