The defending champion said he quit as a “matter of principle” after being told to change his jeans.
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The dress code is designed to ensure fairness and professionalism sounds like school officials saying we take the safety of our students very seriously whenever they’ve done something really stupid.
While i respect your sentiments, if you’re active in the chess community, you’ll know that Magnus’ actions are being shunned by many. The players typically get to vote on the dress code, and they are well informed beforehand about what that decision is.
The real reason Magnus’ left the tournament was to stir up some drama and publicity that he can then use to promote his Freestyle Chess tournament.
Also jeans better hide the cheese computer butt plugs.
Magnus never fails to milk magnus.