posted on his Take Take Take chess app's YouTube channel. "We want players to feel comfortable but also relatively presentable." The dispute began on Friday when Carlsen wore jeans and a sport ...
The world's number one chess ... jeans matching the jacket) are allowed." He said tournament staff will be required to help judge whether outfits fit the relaxed code, and added that he hoped ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition, the ...
The chess federation said Friday that longstanding rules prohibit jeans at those tournaments, and players are lodged nearby to make sartorial switch-ups easy if needed. An official fined Carlsen $ ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back ... game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans. Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess ...