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 you have to change now it became a matter of principle for me so here we are!
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