NEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing ...

The 34-year-old has since said he will return to the contest on Monday and will continue to wear jeans when he plays. Carlsen ...

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Explaining why he was wearing jeans at the tournament in New York, he said he had a lunch ... even changed my shoes,” Carlsen told the chess news website Take Take Take.

The federation said in a Friday statement that its regulations include a dress code that bars participants from wearing jeans at the event. “The Chief Arbiter informed Mr. Carlsen of the breach ...

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