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:
Anand says Carlsen left FIDE with little choice after refusing to follow rules in World Rapid and Blitz Championships
Magnus Carlsen had been un-paired from Round 9 of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships after turning up in a pair of jeans at the venue on Day 2 and refusing to change it despite being told to do so by the FIDE Chief Arbiter.
Magnus Carlsen has been accused by the FIDE chief of lying that players willing to participate at the Freestyle Chess Tour ...
Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE ...
Anand has justified FIDE penalising Magnus Carlsen for wearing jeans to the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York.
Magnus Carlsen, five-time world champion, faced disqualification from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship for ...
While Carlsen claims that he is 'tired of FIDE', there are certain rules regarding dress code that FIDE requires the ...
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship will be held from December 26 (early December 27 in India) to December 31 (early ...
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