Magnus Carlsen gets fined for wearing jeans at FIDE world championships. His response: I quit. F*ck You.

“I am pretty tired of FIDE, so I want no more of this. I don’t want anything to do with them. I am sorry to everyone at home, maybe it’s a stupid principle, but I don’t think it’s any fun,” said Carlsen to the Norwegian broadcasting channel NRK.

He further said, not sure from what source… maybe take take take

“But you know, there was this whole thing where FIDE actively wanted to, they were actually going after players as well to get them not to sign with Freestyle, basically threatening them that they wouldn’t be able to play the World Championship cycle, if they played in Freestyle.
So honestly, my patience with them was not very big to begin with. And it’s okay. They can enforce their rules. That’s fine by me. And my response is that fine, then I’m out. Like, f** you. I don’t think anything more has to be said.”

To those who don’t know… this is like Messi telling FIFA “f*** you, I quit”

Also, to note, he said I’ll change for tomorrow’s matches, I didn’t notice I had jeans on, I was in a rush, and they said no, change now or you’re disqualified. That’s when he quit.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/magnus-carlsen-disqualified-from-world-rapid-and-blitz-championships-2024-for-wearing-jeans-9748134/lite/

Edit:
For other context… Magnus Carlson is the arguable GOAT of chess, with the only other contenders being Bobby Fischer and Gary Kasparov. Freestyle is a newer chess version where you randomize the back line of pieces. It’s more interesting for top players because they get bored with the memorization part of the game once they are “the best”. Bobby Fischer invented it. He also had a problem with FIDE coincidentally. I’m pretty sure Gary Kasparov did too. This is a long time grudge coming to a head with players disagreeing with how FIDE runs things and potentially antiquated rules. FIDE also didn’t want players to play in the Freestyle championships and their championships.

Is there actually a reason they ban jeans or are they just trying to be “better” than casual clothing?

Chess world champion

He used to model for a denim company.

Based Carlsen

Why cant he wear jeans?

Don’t know who he is or what FIDE is, but hell yea and I agree.

Needed better pants to hide the vibrating anal beads.

I love this man.

Go support Magnus! Vote in the court of public opinion with your money! There’s a reason Fischer was triggered by chess in his later years. It wasn’t the game. It was the infrastructure built around chess. People who don’t play the game are determining the future of the game, and I’d expect the greatest to ever play the game would be on the right side of this one. Do you have any idea how big chess is in India? It’s a global game. This stuffy dress code nonsense is the exact kind of condescension and bloviating that should be wrung from the game entirely. I support Magnus.

It’s definitely not Carlsen’s loss. Wonder if he’ll pay the fine, my guess is no.

Based as fuck.

They also ban trans players from participating. FIDE can go fuck themselves.

the same thing happened to me at my brother-in-law’s wedding.

This is a really similar energy to Ronnie O’Sullivan getting fined for taking off is shoes in the World Snooker Championship, here for it

He wore JEANS?!
OMG what debauchery is this?
There’s no future for this civilisation.

Waaaaah you didn’t dress the way we wanted to play ***A FUCKING BOARD GAME*** waaHHHHHH

No offense but some of those ppl are taking this shit way too serious lol

Jesus, is Magnus’s head huge…or his hands tiny? Both maybe…

I’m doing this at work on Monday.Channeling my inner carlsen towards my boss. I quit. Fuck you.

Why the jean’s hatred? They worried there some form of performance enhancing clothing??

“You know what the most important thing about a chess tournament is? The archaic dress code.”

-Dinosaurs