“I’m out, f*** you” Magnus Carlsen has an unfazed response after being disqualified from the World Rapid Chess Championship
Magnus Carlsen was disqualified from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships for wearing jeans.
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Few names in the world of Chess carry as much weight as Magnus Carlsen. The five-time World Rapid Chess Champion is a class apart but his recent conduct at the World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in New York was deemed ‘classless’ by FIDE.
The governing body penalized Magnus Carlsen most severely. After he showed up to the contest wearing a shirt with a blazer on top, and a pair of jeans, the organizers were taken aback. Initially, he was fined a USD 200 fine and asked him to change into a different attire, one that was compliant with the dress code but he did not oblige.
This led to his disqualification from the contest in Round 9. Carlsen was least bothered by this move.
They can enforce their rules, that’s fine by me and my response is that fine, I’m out, f*** you.
Carlsen told a reporter of Take Take Take chess app
His justification was that he was fined and then warned about his attire. He requested an exemption from the prescribed code for a day, but the officials were adamant, and he could no longer keep his cool.
Magnus Carlsen did not violate the dress code on purpose
The top-ranked player in all of Chess claimed that he made an honest mistake. Carlsen was not happy with the federation forcing his hand which is why he revolted.
I put on a shirt, jacket, and honestly, like, I didn’t even think about jeans, even changed my shoes. I didn’t even think about it…I said, ‘I’ll change tomorrow if that’s OK, I didn’t even realize it today,’ but they said, ‘Well you have to change now.’ At that point, it became a bit of a matter of principle for me.”
Magnus Carlsen said
The 34-year-old has no intention of appealing this decision. His next step? Forget about the World Blitz Championship and the fine by taking a nice vacation.
Honestly, I am too old at this point to care too much. If this is what they want to do…I guess it goes both ways, right- nobody wants to back down- and this is where we are. It’s fine by me. I’ll probably head off to somewhere where the weather is a bit nicer than here.
Carlsen added
Day 1 of the World Rapid & Blitz Championship was not all smooth sailing for Carlsen. He lost in one round and managed to draw in two other games.
The World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen got kicked out of a Chess tournament for wearing JEANS
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“Fine. I'm Out, Fuck You.”
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After his dismissal from the tournament, Carlsen trolled FIDE by posting a picture of him in the outfit which was deemed violative of the organization’s code. It is safe to say that his response went viral as fans began to call out the competition over its rules and their relevance.
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