“World #1 chess player quits over jeans”
World chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he couldn’t wear jeans.
Carlsen was defending his title at a tournament in New York when the incident occurred.
Officials said Carlsen had broken the dress code regulations by wearing jeans and asked him to change, but the 34-year-old refused.
The chess governing body Fide said it gave the reigning champion a fine of $200 (7,000 baht).
Carlsen said he had a lunch meeting before the match and had to change quickly.
But he refused, and decided to quit the tournament instead.
“Honestly, I am too old at this point to care too much,” he said. “It’s fine by me. I’ll probably head off to somewhere where the weather is a bit nicer than here.”
คำศัพท์
chess (n.) หมากรุก
tournament (n.) การแข่งขัน
major tournament (n.) การแข่งขันครั้งยิ่งใหญ่
jeans (n.) ยีนส์
defend (v.) ป้องกัน
incident (n.) เหตุการณ์
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