Magnus Carlsen left the New York competition after he was told he had to change out of his jeans. Now, the International Chess Federation has relaxed its dress code rules to allow for "elegant deviations".
He’s legit in a position where he can tell them to lick his nuts if he wants to. He was World Champion for like 5 or 6 years and decided to not defend his title because he didn’t feel like it. He routinely arrives late to arranged matches and usually still crushes despite his clock starting before he arrived. There’s no one who can really argue that he isn’t the greatest of all time, and he knows it.
I seriously have a difficult time believing that he was unaware of the dress code since it was that way since forever… and he apparently hadn’t been playing too well this time around which has led some to speculate that this was an intentional theatrical display to have an excuse to leave the tournament. I expect he will put a bit more effort into his remaining games.
He’s legit in a position where he can tell them to lick his nuts if he wants to. He was World Champion for like 5 or 6 years and decided to not defend his title because he didn’t feel like it. He routinely arrives late to arranged matches and usually still crushes despite his clock starting before he arrived. There’s no one who can really argue that he isn’t the greatest of all time, and he knows it.
I seriously have a difficult time believing that he was unaware of the dress code since it was that way since forever… and he apparently hadn’t been playing too well this time around which has led some to speculate that this was an intentional theatrical display to have an excuse to leave the tournament. I expect he will put a bit more effort into his remaining games.