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Five-time World Chess champion quits event after refusing to change out of jeans
FIDE said jeans violate their dress code. Magnus Carlsen said he refused to change as a “matter of principle for me.” ...
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Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Championships after refusing to change out of jeans
according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE).Carlsen, who has won five world rapid and seven world blitz titles in the last 10 years, also withdrew from the World Blitz Championship ...
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Naidu, Others Hail FIDE Women’s World Rapid Chess Winner Koneru Humpy
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Five-time World Chess champion quits event after refusing to change out of jeans
FIDE said Carlsen, a five-time World Chess Champion and seven-time World Blitz Chess Champion, breached long-standing regulations for the event. Carlsen, 34, was notified of the breach ...