• @[email protected]OP
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    357 days ago

    If you’re not familiar with the background

    "Today, Mr. Magnus Carlsen breached the dress code by wearing jeans, which are explicitly prohibited under long-standing regulations for this event.

    "The Chief Arbiter informed Mr. Carlsen of the breach, issued a $200 fine, and requested that he change his attire. Unfortunately, Mr. Carlsen declined, and as a result, he was not paired for round nine. This decision was made impartially and applies equally to all players.

    "Earlier in the day, another participant, Mr. Ian Nepomniachtchi, was also fined for breaching the dress code by wearing sports shoes. However, Mr. Nepomniachtchi complied, changed into approved attire, and continued to play in the tournament.

    From https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2024/12/28/magnus-carlsen-world-chess-championship-dress-code-violation.amp.html

    • @givesomefucks
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      7 days ago

      Before people get upset and call him a diva, he’s really the only player with the weight to force changes like this.

      Pro chess has a terrible history with rules designed to keep the “wrong people” out of competitions. Dress codes can be used to keep poorer competitors out at the lower skill levels, and if you can’t compete you can’t keep increasing your own skill.

      So while Magnus could have easily switched, thousands of poor kids just starting out in lower tournaments might not be able to as easily

      • ShadowRam
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        -237 days ago

        But jeans are expensive and no where close to being a ‘poor’ thing?

        • Tarquinn2049
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          177 days ago

          It’s certainly possible to pay alot for jeans, but it is by no means the norm for them to be expensive.

          But it’s not just jeans, it’s all dress code restrictions that apply in situations where they don’t or shouldn’t matter.

          Dress codes are ostensibly about the comfort level of your peers, but in actuality, they tend to be more about “who” they exclude rather than “what” they exclude… and are still about the “comfort” levels of the people that enforce them.

        • @Ledivin
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          16 days ago

          Designer jeans, maybe, but you can get cheap jeans for nothing and they still last forever

    • @[email protected]
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      56 days ago

      You forgot some relevant details, though. He offered to come back in different pants the next day. They said no, that’s not good enough.