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Magnus Carlsen: Chess champion quits tournament after being told to change jeans

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77% Informative

Magnus Carlsen had been defending his titles at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York .

The Norwegian had been wearing jeans for a lunch meeting and offered to change for the next day .

But he was fined $ 200 and told he needed to change his trousers immediately.

FIDE said its dress code regulations were designed to "ensure fairness and professionalism".

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76

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72

Neutral language

68

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

34

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not offensive

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short-lived

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