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JESUS J. BOYERO
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Carry jeans it has cost Magnus Carlsennumber one on the world charts for more than a decade, being disqualified from the Quick Games World Championship (15 minutes plus 10 additional seconds per movement) for violating the dress code of the International Federation (FIDE). The Norwegian chess star, at the time of his retirement from the competition held in wall street, The street of the most important stock market in the world, in New York, occupied the 41st position, out of a total of 180 participantswith 5 points out of a possible 8, with a balance of three wins, four draws and one defeat.
FIDE, chaired by the Russian Arkadi Dvorkovichissued a release press release as soon as the incident occurred, which read as follows: “Mr. Magnus Carlsen violated the dress code by wearing jeans, which are explicitly prohibited. The chief referee informed Mr. Carlsen of the violation and fined him $200, while He asked her to change her clothes. Unfortunately, Mr. Carlsen declined, and as a result was not matched in the ninth round. This decision was made impartially and applies equally to all players. Previously, Mr. Ian Nepomniachtchi (former absolute world runner-up), was also fined. However, he changed his outfit and continued playing in the World Cup.” In its note, the highest chess organization made it clear that the participants’ accommodation is just a few minutes from the playing room.
The decision to lose the ninth game due to not being paired caused Carlsen will withdraw from the tournament while announcing that he would not participate in the World Championship of blitz games (3+2) that will begin next Monday
Henrik Carlsen, in statements to the Norwegian network NRK, declared that “Magnus no longer has relations with FIDE and his feelings are of total war with this organization; They could have given him an ultimatum and applied the rule tomorrow, but FIDE was inflexible”.
On the Take Take portal, in which Magnus Carlsen is a regular contributor, he declared: “FIDE has threatened players to prevent them from signing for the Chess Tour Freestyle (chess modality known as 960 in which the arrangement of the pieces is raffled to avoid the theory of openings), with the deterrent measure of preventing their participation in the World Championships. My patience has run out. FIDE can enforce its rules. Okay, but I’m leaving. “Fuck you.”
