Chess champion Magnus Carlsen disqualified from tournament for wearing jeans
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The world's top chess player quit a major tournament in New York City after officials told him he couldn't wear jeans to compete.
Magnus Carlsen, 34, was competing in the International Chess Federation (FIDE)'s World Blitz Chess Championship and the World Rapid Chess Championship. During these events, chess players compete under specific time rules. Carlsen won both tournaments in both 2022 and 2023. He has won the Blitz Chess Championship seven times and the Rapid Chess Championship five times in the past 10 years.
The 2024 events began on Thursday. Carlsen arrived at Friday's events in jeans, which officials said is "explicitly prohibited" under the federation's regulations for the event. Carlsen said he was coming from a lunch meeting and had played several rounds before officials told him he had to change, according to CBS News partner BBC News.
