Magnus Carlsen excluded from chess tournament for wearing jeans – Blogging Sole
December 28, 2024, 3:17 a.m. ET Chess great Magnus Carlsen walked out of the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE banned the Norwegian from a round of the tournament because he wore jeans. In a statement, the International Chess Federation (or Fédération Internationale des Echecs) said … Read more
