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Jeans gambit: Chess great DQ'd for wrong pants

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Magnus Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York .

FIDE barred the Norwegian from participating in a round at the tournament for wearing jeans.

The governing body FIDE said its dress code regulations were designed to "ensure professionalism and fairness for all participants" The 34-year-old says he will not appeal the decision, saying: "I am too old at this point to care too much".

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