Five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen just said bye-bye to the International Chess Federation (FIDE), as he in fact withdrew from the 12th World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships which are being held in the heart of Wall Street, the financial capital of the world. The stone of scandal were the jeans worn by Carlsen, which apparently violated the “dress code” enforced by FIDE morality censors. He was first warned, then fined, and once these milder measures failed to convert him to the yuppie style, disqualified. And thus justice was served. But Carlsen won’t appeal. “Honestly I’m too old at this point to care too much”. he said. “If this is what they want to do I’ll probably set off to somewhere where the weather is a bit nicer”. He was probably alluding to the next inaugural Fischerandom Chess Grand Slam Tour, which may have been perceived as an existential threat by FIDE ringleaders, thereby enhancing their susceptibility to “dress code” breaches.
One cannot help but notice here that jeans (and sneakers) are a long-time obsession for many or some FIDE member federations. It’s only been eight years since four-time Women’s World Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), against the backdrop of a match for the crown, was told quite authoritatively by overzealous organisers to no longer wear her jeans and sports shoes. But she was just luckier than Carlsen as there was nothing in the contract inferring a ban on jeans and sneackers.
One cannot help but notice here that jeans (and sneakers) are a long-time obsession for many or some FIDE member federations. It’s only been eight years since four-time Women’s World Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), against the backdrop of a match for the crown, was told quite authoritatively by overzealous organisers to no longer wear her jeans and sports shoes. But she was just luckier than Carlsen as there was nothing in the contract inferring a ban on jeans and sneackers.
Pocket detail at paige.com.
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