The reason the world’s top-ranked chess player initially quit ... Officials told Carlsen that the jeans he wore on Friday violated the competition’s dress code, which encouraged entrants ...

The chess world no. 1 had turned up for the match day on Friday wearing jeans, which the participants are not allowed to do. After his second game of the day, Carlsen was fined $200 by FIDE and ...

And who could forget Magnus Carlsen’s jeans incident at the 2024 World Rapid Chess Championship ... to see what statement piece he’ll wear next.