– You should have a slightly better choice of clothes than that, reported news’s expert Torstein Bae. He was talking about the T-shirt of Jan Nepomnjatjsjij, a piece of clothing that breaks the rules of the World Cup. In the rules, players are asked to dress “smart casual”. Dress rules in the World Cup The rules for the World Cup in fischer chess state the following about attire: Men must wear a suit. It is not allowed to wear a t-shirt, trainers, denim trousers, sun hat, shorts or inappropriate clothing. Special outfits must be approved by the organiser. Source: The International Chess Federation (Fide) Half have broken the rules The players must wear a suit, shirt and dress shoes. This means that four players have broken the rules: Jan Nepomnjashchij played in a T-shirt for the first two days. Wesley So plays in a sweater, not a shirt. Magnus Carlsen posed in a sweater on the first day. Hikaru Nakamura plays in denim pants. – It must be smart and elegant, it’s in the rules. There are probably a couple of people who have skipped “smart”, says WC manager Jøran Aulin-Jansson to news. FIND ONE FAULT: Magnus Carlsen went shirtless in the first round. Here, Jan Nepomnjashchij is correctly dressed. In the middle stands Carlsen’s assistant Peter Heine Nielsen. Photo: Jørund Wessel Carlsen / news Aulin-Jansson, however, only refers to “business casual”, not the subsections mentioned in the fact box above. Hikaru Nakamura, who played in sweatpants, believes he is in. – I think there is a good dress code here, and it should be for all tournaments. – It says that trousers are not allowed? – As long as you’re not wearing worn denim trousers, it’s fine. I think everyone agrees that this is within, says Nakamura to news with a smile. JEANS: Hikaru Nakamura discusses a game with Vladimir Fedoseev wearing denim pants. Photo: Jørund Wessel Carlsen / news He must now get the players to follow the rules. The rules state that players can be fined and in the worst case thrown out of the tournament if they break the rules. – I will have a chat with them and see if they have other clothes with them, says Aulin-Jansson to news. The chess players’ dress code has caused fierce debate in the past. During the WC in blitz and rapid chess, the players themselves broke the rules without knowing it; it was forbidden to wear clothes with strong colors. Don’t want to be the fashion police This means that the organizer in Iceland has moderated somewhat, but the players are still struggling to find the right clothes. – First there will be a friendly conversation, we always start there. If it develops into a problem, we have options to punish them. Then they should rather go and buy new clothes than give the fine to us, says Aulin-Jansson. The World Cup manager does not want to take on the role of fashion police, but says the following about the T-shirt for Nepomnjashchij: – It’s probably a little out of place, I’ll be honest.
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