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Chess champ Magnus Carlsen ejected from tournament for wearing jeans

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Dec 28, 2024
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Magnus Carlsen, the world's top-rated chess player, refused to change out of jeans at the World Rapid Championship in New York. He was disqualified, and subsequently withdrew from the Blitz tournament too.

Fide explained their decision in a statement while Carlsen said: "I said I'll change tomorrow … but they said yo…

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