Carlsen to rejoin chess championship after jeans dispute resolved
The world's number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has said he will return to a major chess competition after the sport's governing body agreed to relax its dress code.
Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday, where he was defending his title, when he was told he could not continue playing while wearing jeans.
The International Chess Federation (Fide) later said that it would relax its dress code to allow for "elegant minor deviations" from its official list of acceptable attire.
He said he had been wearing jeans for a lunch meeting, and "didn't even think about" swapping them for a different pair of trousers when heading to the tournament.
He had already played a few rounds wearing a shirt, a blazer, and jeans when he was told he had breached dress code regulations.
The grandmaster said he had offered to change his trousers for the next day, but was told he needed to change immediately, which he refused to do.
