Chess champion Magnus Carlsen QUITS major tournament after jeans row – 'I'm out, f*** you'

World chess great Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after a row broke out over strict rules.

The Norwegian grandmaster is the most high-profile name in chess, having won 64 major titles in the sport. The 34-year-old has already won 12 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships combined in the past. Carlsen was defending both his rapid and blitz titles in New York on Friday when things took an unexpected turn.

Carlsen, world champion between 2013 and 2023, rocked up to the contest in jeans claiming he had a lunch meeting before the round. FIDE said in a statement that Carlsen breached the tournament’s dress code by wearing the jeans, where he then declined to change his clothes after the Chief Arbiter requested him to and issued him a fine of $200. In a statement, FIDE said its dress code regulations were designed to "ensure professionalism and fairness for all participants".

Governing body FIDE made the request. He said he offered to change his trousers for the following day before being fined and told he needed to change straight away. In a statement, FIDE said its dress code regulations were designed to 'ensure professionalism and fairness for all participants'.

However, after refusing to bow to the rules he reportedly responded 'I'm out, f*** you'.

"I put on a shirt, jacket and honestly like I didn't even think about jeans, even changed my shoes," Carlsen told Take Take Take, an app for following chess. "I didn't even think about it. First of all, I got a fine which is fine, and then I got a warning that I would not be paired if I didn't go change my clothes. They said that I could do it after the third round today. I said: 'I'll change tomorrow if that's OK, I didn't even realise it today'. But they said,