A world champion at chess voluntarily disqualified himself on “principle” after being asked to comply with the competition’s dress code, but is now returning to the competition on Monday as the rules have been loosened.
Magnus Carlsen, 34, dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in New York on Friday, December 27 after being fined $200 and asked to change out of his blue jeans. But now jeans are sometimes permitted.
International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement on Sunday that he would now allow World Blitz Championship tournament officials to consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, and other “elegant minor deviations” from the dress code, per AP.
Dvorkovich said the incident highlighted the need for the organization “to ensure that our rules and their application reflect the evolving nature of chess as a global…
