Comment on Magnus Carlsen: Chess champion quits FIDE tournament after being told to change jeans
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Their dress code is designed to ensure fairness and professionalism for all participants sounds like school officials saying they take student safety very seriously whenever they’ve done something really stupid.
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
While i respect your sentiments, if you’re active in the chess community, you’ll know that Magnus’ actions are being shunmed 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.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Also jeans better hide the cheese computer butt plugs.
Klear@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Magnus never fails to milk magnus.