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This rule is new, by the way. There used to be no dress code at all, and it's become increasingly strict in the last few years.

>>sapiog+(OP)
Was there a reason for implementing it?

>>sapiog+(OP)
>This rule is new, by the way.

You can't call a rule new, which is nagging them for nearly a decade now:

https://www.chess.com/news/view/dress-code-incident-at-world...

>>beyond+Ug
en passant is still considered a new rule, and it was there in the 16th century

>>beyond+Ug
Even at that time, it does not appear that the dress code explicitly forbade what the contestant was wearing?