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Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing to change out of jeans
The world No 1 was defaulted from the World Rapid Championship and has also chosen to withdraw from the World Blitz saying ‘it became a matter of principle’
The list of his lifetime victories is impressively long, and underlines the task ahead for the new classical world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, as the Indian 18-year-old, who is not competing in New York, aims to match the Norwegian’s achievements. Carlsen is always alert to new developments, and his 7 a3 repeated Gukesh’s novelty against Ding Liren from game 13 of the Fide world title match in Singapore, a drawn encounter where the teenager overlooked a win. England’s youngest ever GM, 15-year-old Shreyas Royal, is the top home seed, while a likely candidate for an international title is 21-year-old FM Alex Golding, who already has two IM norms and a 2400+ rating and has just won the traditional Richmond pre-Christmas blitz at Orleans Park School from an entry of over 100.
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