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Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen rejoins tournament he quit over wearing jeans

Magnus Carlsen left the New York competition after he was told he had to change out of his jeans. Now, the International Chess Federation has relaxed its dress code rules to allow for "elegant deviations".

Carlsen was defending his titles at the Fide World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York when he was told to change his trousers. FIDE quickly rewrote the rules after the spat and Carlsen will now return to the championships, which the federation described as "great news for the chess world". "I sincerely hope that nobody would try to undermine the festive mood, including by abusing this additional flexibility," said Arkady Dvorkovich, FIDE president in a statement.

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