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The FIDE dress code [1] appears to only forbid torn jeans, but otherwise explicitly allows them:

> The following is acceptable for men players, captains, head of delegation. Suits, ties, dressy pants, trousers, *jeans*.

And then later:

> The following is NOT acceptable for men players, captains, head of delegation. Beach-wear slips, profanity and nude or semi-nude pictures printed on shirts, torn pants or jeans.

Magnus did not wear torn jeans [2], I can’t see any justification for this enforcement choice.

Don’t even get me started on the sex differences in these rules.

[1]: https://www.fide.com/images/stories/NEWS_2013/FIDE/Proposal_... [2]: https://x.com/MagnusCarlsen/status/1872819038554148882

>>malwra+(OP)
If this is interpreted as torn jeans being disallowed, then fide has actually gone against the letter of its own code.

That Carlsen will be able to point at this clause could embarrass them greatly, perhaps even legally?

>>malwra+(OP)
That appears to be from 2013 which is before the rule change that Carlsen is being hit with was made. AFAIK the change happened only a couple of years later.

>>_Alger+Yb
Thanks for catching that! I found a 2024 document [1] that indeed appears to explicitly forbid jeans.

[1]: https://doc.fide.com/docs/2024_WRBC/wrbc2024_dress_code.pdf