Magnus Carlsen returning to chess tournament after jeans row

Chess great Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially quitting following governing body FIDE's decision to bar him from a round for wearing jeans.

Carlsen, world champion between 2013 and 2023, decided to leave the tournament on Friday when the FIDE barred the Norwegian from participating in a round at the tournament due to his breach of dress-code regulations.

In a interview to the YouTube channel of the Take Take Take app on Sunday, the 34-year-old confirmed he would be returning.

"To make a long story short: I'll be playing at least one more day here in New York. If I do well, another day after that," Carlsen said.

He added he had talks with FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich after the incident.