A world champion at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chess">chess</a> voluntarily disqualified himself on “principle” after being asked to comply with the competition’s dress code, but is now returning to the competition on Monday as the rules have been loosened.
Magnus Carlsen, 34, dropped out of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york">New York</a> on Friday, December 27 after being fined $200 and asked to change out of his blue jeans. But now jeans are sometimes permitted.
International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement on Sunday that he would now allow World Blitz Championship tournament officials to consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, and other “elegant minor deviations” from the dress code, per <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-rapid-chess-jeans-dress-code-b96b1ad1b8eafe69f914f7a8eccd9e0b">AP</a>.
Dvorkovich said the incident highlighted the need for the organization “to ensure that our rules and their application reflect the evolving nature of chess as a global and accessible sport.”
Carlsen, a Norwegian chess grandmaster, is a five-time World Rapid Chess Champion and the reigning seven-time World Blitz Chess Champion, People <a href="https://people.com/world-chess-champion-quits-competition-after-refusing-to-change-out-of-jeans-8767321">reported</a>. 
 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) said in a <a href="https://www.fide.com/news/3363">statement</a> on Friday that Carlsen “declined” to change clothing and was “not paired for round nine.”
“This decision was made impartially and applies equally to all players,” the statement continued, noting that another player was fined earlier in the day for a different dress code violation. That player “complied, changed into approved attire, and continued to play in the tournament.”
“The dress code regulations are drafted by members of the FIDE Athletes Commission, which is composed of professional players and experts. These rules have been in place for years and are well-known to all participants and are communicated to them ahead of each event. FIDE has also ensured that the players&#8217; accommodation is within a short walking distance from the playing venue, making adherence to the rules more convenient.”
The statement concluded, “FIDE remains committed to promoting chess and its values, including respect for the rules that all participants agree to follow.”
Carlsen posted a photo of himself in the jeans on social media alongside the caption, “OOTD” (outfit of the day).
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&mdash; Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) <a href="https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen/status/1872819038554148882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Carlsen did an interview with the chess app Take Take Take on Saturday, saying he “barely had time” to change and mentioned that he offered not to wear jeans the next day but refused to comply on Friday as “a matter of principle.”
“I said, ‘I&#8217;ll change tomorrow if that&#8217;s okay, I just didn&#8217;t even realize it today,’ but they said, ‘Well, you have to change now,’ and, well, at that point it became, you know, a bit of a matter of principle for me,” he told Take Take Take. “And yeah, so here we are.”
“Honestly, I&#8217;m too old at this point to care too much. If this is what they [FIDE] want to do … I guess it goes both ways, right? Nobody wants to back down, and this is where we are. It&#8217;s fine by me,” Carlsen said. 
Carlsen <a href="https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/cvs-fide-chess-controversy-looking-beyond-jeans-incident-is-it-a-pr-battle-11735410153128.html">accused FIDE</a> of pressuring other players to avoid the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, which was started by Jan Henric Buettner. He said the organization was “basically threatening them that they wouldn&#8217;t be able to play the world championship cycle if they played in Freestyle.”
&#8220;So honestly my patience with [FIDE] was not very big to begin with, and it&#8217;s okay,” he said. “They can enforce their rules, that&#8217;s fine by me, and my response is that fine, then I&#8217;m out, like, f*** you.&#8221;
Carlsen previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unprecedented-worlds-1-chess-master-resigns-after-one-move-against-suspected-cheater">made headlines</a> when he resigned from a chess tournament in 2022 after one move because he was playing against someone he suspected had cheated in a previous tournament.

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Another “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wheel-of-fortune">Wheel of Fortune</a>” contestant is going viral for his hilarious &#8220;missolve&#8221; during Monday’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">episode</a> of the popular game show.
The moment occurred when the contestant, Will Jordan, a police officer, was trying to solve a puzzle that read, “Give yourself a round of applause.”
There were only a few squares missing when Will submitted the guess, “Treat yourself a round of sausage,&#8221; according to multiple <a href="https://x.com/nypost/status/1856331386963284027">clips</a> being circulated on X. 
Another contestant named Kitina correctly solved the puzzle after Will’s mistake.
“Will, I kind of like yours better,” host Ryan Seacrest joked after the exchange. “That sounds better than just clapping right now.”
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Maggie Sajak interviewed Will after his blunder in a clip <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCQHO0hOex5/">shared</a> on Instagram.
&#8220;Alright Will, we had a little missolve in the first game&#8230; that&#8217;s okay, could you walk me through how you&#8217;re feeling?&#8221; Sajak asked.
&#8220;I tell you, when the lights are on, and you know, the stars and Ryan Seacrest, Vanna White&#8230; I just went blank,&#8221; Will replied.
&#8220;But, if your dad, in retirement, is watching this show, maybe cracks a beer and gets a laugh, it was worth it,&#8221; he added, referring to former longtime “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak.
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Sajak said, &#8220;I will make sure that we tune in that night, okay? That&#8217;s a promise.&#8221;
&#8220;Awesome. And I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m gonna have sausages in my locker and police car when I get back, so we&#8217;ll try and have some fun with it,&#8221; Will said. 
&#8220;Playing Wheel of Fortune on stage is a whole different ball game than playing at home, but Will was a great sport about his missolve!&#8221; the post caption said.
In May, a “Wheel of Fortune” contestant went viral for solving a puzzle that said, &#8220;this is the best,” with the incorrect guess, “right in the butt.” 
“I had no idea what I was going to say until I opened my mouth,” Tavaris Williams <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wheel-of-fortune-contestant-reveals-wifes-reaction-to-vulgar-puzzle-answer-thats-gone-viral">said</a> at the time. “I saw the &#8216;R,&#8217; I saw &#8216;B,&#8217; I saw one of the &#8216;T’s&#8217; and my brain put (together) what it could be, and I thought it was ‘Right in the butt.’ I have never in sequential order ever said that phrase. It’s just what came out.”

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