
‘Magnus Carlsen was given sufficient time to vary his denims. We did not ban him; might’ve performed’: FIDE CEO
FIDE CEO Emil Sutovski stated Magnus Carlsen was not banned from the World Fast and Blitz Championship in New York for violating the match’s costume code. The defending champion performed the preliminary rounds of the Fast match carrying denims, that are “explicitly prohibited” underneath match laws. Sutovski stated FIDE revered Carlsen and gave him the…