Magnus Carlsen returns to World Blitz Championship

Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
World Championships Rapid and Blitz: Carlsen returns to blitz tournament after FIDE allows jeans
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen on Monday criticised senior FIDE officials, including deputy president Viswanathan Anand, for mishandling the dress code violation issue.
World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2024: FIDE relaxes dress code after ‘jeangate’; Carlsen set to return to competition
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) on Sunday relaxed its dress code for players after world number one Magnus Carlsen was fined for wearing jeans at an event in New York.
Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans controversy at FIDE World Rapid and Blitz: The chess feud that foreshadowed world No 1’s pull-out
The seeds of Magnus Carlsen’s disqualification / pull-out from the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship were sown much before the world no 1 landed in New York. We explain:
Magnus Carlsen wore jeans to a chess tournament. Controversy followed.
The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for wearing jeans to a New York tournament.
Magnus Carlsen plays in World Blitz Chess Championship after resolving jeans controversy
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers.
Chess champion returns to tournament after being fined for wearing jeans
Facing a public relations checkmate, the International Chess Federation surrendered and allowed world champ Magnus Carlsen to wear jeans Monday at the World Blitz Championship in New York City.
Magnus Carlsen returns to World Blitz Championship after FIDE relaxes dress code rule
Broadcaster and Wordsmith Kel Richard has weighed in on the dress code controversy in the World Chess Championship.
Carlsen returns to chess championship wearing jeans after clash
Chess great Magnus Carlsen returned to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York wearing jeans. He decided to leave the tournament before when FIDE barred him from participating in a round at the tournament due to his wearing jeans.
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