The defending champion said he quit as a “matter of principle” after being told to change his jeans.
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Is he 12?
He was the person breaking the dress code, not the person enforcing it.
And complaining about it like he is 12.
Ok boomer
No, fide was complaining about pants. he left like an adult when someone is being unreasonable.
Knows the rules shows up in jeans and is asked to change. He decides to leave…lol really shows his character! Also got upset and quit when the American beat him…
Isn’t that the definition of taking a stand against something you disagree with, tho. He said it was a matter of principal. Idk anything about his reaction to losing to America or anything else about the dude so I’m not arguing he isn’t an ass. I just feel if I played chess and disagreed with their antiquated policy on attire, then I would prolly do something like not wear jeans to bring attention to how stupid it is. But that’s just me and I am a huge supporter if everyone having the right to protest anything regardless of what is being protested.
Did he shit himself or something? What was wrong with the jeans he was wearing?
Against dress code, is what the article I read yesterday said. Even though you can wear slacks made to look like jeans, as long as they are not denim they are fine.
So it sounds like there was nothing wrong with his pants then
They were denim. Denim, he was there to play chess not herd cattle!
Yeah, he wasn’t wearing jeans to protest the elitism of formal dress. He was wearing them to provoke friction and drama so that he’d have an excuse to walk.
A bunch of you are treating him like some sort of folk hero when, in reality, he’s only about himself.
And sure, a dress code seems weird for a game like chess, but truth be told, he has had years to protest against that if he wanted. He didn’t want to. And now, if anything he’s proving to the authorities that players that wear jeans are not in it for the game.
And that excuse that he was wearing jeans for a meeting and forgot to change them…
I wear a non-jeans uniform for my job too. It’s a pointless rule, but if I turned up in jeans I’d get called out.
And you know what, I have never forgot what I’m wearing and accidentally rolled up in jeans.
I suspect that is true form a lot of us.
Bullshit excuse.
I don’t think his reasoning is relevant at all. I could not care less why he chose to wore jeans. The rule is stupid, period.
The article I read yesterday about it was skewed a little different.
He was out for lunch with a friend and went straight to the tournament after and forgot he was wearing jeans. He offered to change them for the next day but they said he had to do it now, at which point he said it was a matter of principal and walked off. I know I have no idea how the “societal elite” live but I don’t carry an extra set of pants on me when I go places.
As someone who accidentally ended up on a management level web cam meeting with a “death and taxes” being the only thing you can count on shirt, I understand not realizing what you are wearing in the morning. I have since made changes to what I allow myself to wear on working days
“Two simple words: I, forgot. I’m sorry, I forgot to pay my taxes. I forgot armed robbery was illegal.” - Steve Martin
I don’t know. He’s an adult. He knew the rules. Rules are worthless if they’re applied unevenly. You can argue a dress code is dumb but the time to argue that is not right before your match starts. He agreed to the rules by signing up, he can follow the rules.
And, I’m not rich but I’m sure I or a friend/family could have fetched a pair of pants.
I believe this wasn’t the first day of the tournament so it wasn’t right before it started.
I’m sure he normally would follow the rules but their is a saying “exception to every rule” for a reason. I don’t know the circumstances, I don’t even know the guy, I’m sure their were other ways it could be handled. I just think this article and this headline portray the event in the worst light.
Wearing the shirt backwards would have worked in a pinch, unless the back had a guillotine and said “Eat the Rich”.
Here I am designing tshirts.
I very well could have run to my room and change the shirt. But it was a call from my boss so I answered and he said we were hoping on a call to discuss this crisis and I said ok. It wasn’t until I looked at my picture on zoom that I nice what I was wearing and at that point we were 20 minutes into the call. Anyone paying attention would have already seen the shirt and I figured it would be stranger for me to stop the camera and run and change the shirt.
I still don’t understand why it matters. Everyone in the call pays taxes and will die eventually, everyone in the call knows what a joke T-shirt is, and presumably they are all functioning adults who put aside their own quirks to pretend to be normal just like the rest of us. Them execs probably do some weird 50 shades stuff on the weekend.
It’s probably because I’m a software dev, but my zoom call outfits/hair/background get zero of my attention. An interview, sure, but if I feel like my shirt affects my standing on the team at all then I’ve certainly lost faith in my performance and personality.
Am I trippin?
Every time I see a headline about a chess tournament, it’s for something like this
They have a dresscode and he didn’t follow it. Whether it was an accident or whether you can even see his pants are irrelevant. He even says he doesn’t care at this point so this is more about Carlsen being an entitled baby more than FIDE having a stupid rule.
Rules will keep getting more stupid if everyone blindly follows them. Rules are written by humans, who make mistakes and change over time. Hopefully they consider changing the dress code, considering how society has evolved since it was written.
This is what someone who is inactive in the chess community would say. I don’t blame you, but it’s more than just, “We make the rules, so do as we say”
I think entitled baby would be if he stomped his feet and clenched his fists and insisted he be allowed to wear whatever he wanted. Quitting the tournament is more like he truly DGAF. I would call that not giving a fuck.
Okay, good point. He didn’t exactly complain, he just left. But when he said “it’s a matter of principle”, it comes off as him expecting special treatment. The organization was just trying to enforce their rule.
I think you’re reading that into it. I don’t see “It’s a matter of principle” implying anything besides that staying would go against his principles. Oh well.
Too much drama with this guy…
I’m not into chess, I’m into pool, and when people like this guy make noise around pool instead of shooting pool matches fair and square, I stop watching.
Same reason I stopped watching John McEnroe tennis matches back in the days: I’m interested in the sport, not the drama.
Listen, poindexter, nobody gives a shit about your snobby thoughts on chess.
Lol what? Its the other way around. He just showed up normal and they made a big deal about nothing
It is NOT the other way around.
He chose to enter a tournament whose organizers impose a dress code, without complying with the dress code.
The dress code is silly perhaps and has nothing to do with chess. But if he didn’t like it, all he had to do is not participate.
I know fellow pool players who regularly forgo some venues on the circuit because they’re forced to dress in a certain way that’s to restrictive from movements around the table in their eyes and that’s fine. Their tournament, their rules.
all he had to do is not participate
…that’s exactly what he did, though?
I find this take fascinating because, although I also like watching athletes and sports, I see the fandom and names as a huge soap opera cast. I just can’t keep up with any of it, the names, the injuries, the rivalries, the trades. It’s all just a bunch of banal meaningless drama to me that I will never have the enthusiasm to track. It’s all the same old shit from season to season with a rotating cast of hot young fools, just like General Hospital. As such I can’t talk sports with people. I can watch, but the events wash over me without the same meaning or substance. For that reason, flamboyant and over-the-top drama (like hot tempers, trash talking, and general mischief) that happens during play is actually interesting as long as it isn’t too unsportsman-like and doesn’t interfere with the game too much. The soap opera drama is boring, the sports is interesting, but the performance and affectations are spicy.
To be clear, your take is totally valid and I’m not really critical of it at all. I just have a different perspective.
If wearing jeans is the worst drama he is part of he seems like a great guy.
PR bullshit. It’s not a new rule, he did this to get people to pay attention to some other tournament that no-one would have given a shit about otherwise.
You’re getting downvoted by anti-establisbment Lemmings that don’t even know how the knights move
You mean the horsey?
I could absolutely see a dresscode being enforced heavily if it was seen by the opponent during the match, then a choice of color or style could be done to mess with the opponent, but they sit at a table, the opponent can’t see his pants, as long as the pants would be acceptable for an IT guy in an office, they should be acceptable here
if it was seen by the opponent during the match, then a choice of color or style could be done to mess with the opponent
Somehow I doubt a loud tie is banned. This is just arbitrary shit made up by petty tyrants.
i dont think it’s entirely arbitrary. it’s probably mostly rabid classism.
I’ve worked IT jobs that require khakis and it’s equally stupid and pointless.
as long as the pants would be acceptable for an IT guy in an office
Jeans aren’t acceptable attire at any place I’ve done IT work for.
I work in finance IT and have never had any complaints about jeans.
That’s wild. Can’t remember a job I was not working in jeans… usually had a polo but other than that, pretty informal.
You live on the West Coast… This is East Coast elitist bullshit…
Wow I never had a comment about any clothing in my IT jobs and I just wear whatever I would otherwise, almost always jeans in some form for the lower body. Graphic tees, band shirts etc quite often as well. I’d hate to work in a that stuck up environment.
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.
Not gonna change my pants. Vandals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBlPyWIjBFs
Carlsen has been a giant child the last few years.
The sooner Caruana gains 30 rating points and replaces him as #1, the better.
I don’t care if fide are in the right or wrong, this is the newest in a line of unprofessional behaviour by the former world champ.
We’re basically living in both the Fischer and Kasparov timelines at the same time
The grandmaster said he had offered to change his trousers for the next day, but was fined and told he needed to change immediately.
Who is being childish and unprofessional? Fining and kicking someone out over pants (and shoes) is the height of pettiness to me. He sounds like someone who just didn’t care about it, and that’s fine. If you don’t like the rules, leave. And he did.
I don’t care if fide are in the right or wrong, this is the newest in a line of unprofessional behaviour by the former world champ.
I’m willing to bet he arrived late like usual so he had no chance to change.
He cared the 100 other tournaments, and he would have cared if his first 2-3 days weren’t terrible and not be out of winning the tournament.
Let’s sign up for a tournament that has a dress code and then NOT follow the dress code. Then let’s complain that the tournament people are jerks because they didn’t let someone ignore the dress code.
Down vote me.
I downvoted you 'cuz you told me to, but then I upvoted you because i agree
Sign up for a tournamet.
The organization behind it is antiquated and run by a cadre of status quo defenders.
Decide the rules need to be challenged, show up and challenge it.
Walk out without causing a comotion.
The world starts to talk about what happened.
Point made.
(no down vote)
