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'Matter of principle': Chess great Magnus Carlsen defiant after FIDE dressing down over attire

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Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after FIDE barred him for wearing jeans, citing dress code regulations. FIDE fined him $200 and offered a chance to change, which Carlsen refused on principle, citing a lack of prior awareness about the jeans rule.