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>>throwu+(OP)
The context in which this happened matters a lot.

There have been tensions between the FIDE organization and top players like Carlsen since the latter have been promoting an alternative chess organization around Freestyle chess (aka Chesss960), which has slightly different rules.

I.e. this is less about "dress code enforcement" and it is more about "Carlsen is fed up with the FIDE organization in general".

>>david-+BL
I googled Chess960 and you just made my day. The one thing I never liked about chess was the opening memorization; what an elegant solution.

>>FredPr+UI2
its imperfect. people will still memorize the lot, and memorizing chess openings and tactical patterns will still apply frequently

>>8note+U13
I always play against my phone; I guess it now has the advantage of having yet another 959 sets of openings stored away that a casual player like me will never memorize.

Still, it seems like a step in the right direction.