Magnus Carlson puts ‘dissatisfaction’ jeans for auction, the price is Rs. 7 Lakh – News18

Last update:February 20, 2025, 17:48 IST

Magnus Carlson is auctioning his notorious jeans on eBay, with Big Brothers going to Big Sisters. Jeans led to exit the 2024 Fid World Rapid Championship.

World number one Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has placed his notorious jeans, due to which the 2024 Fids in December to get out of the World Rapid Championship, for the auction.

The product is listed as the #Jeansgate Jeans of ‘Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen’ on Ebay. As at the time of publication of this piece, it was listed for $ 8,000 (about 7 lakh rupees) after 35 bids. The auction will continue for only nine and days.

“Prohibited jeans – can be yours now. I am auctioning my jeans. A sentence I never thought I would write. But here we are. All income Big Brothers go to the Big Sisters program, “Carlson wrote on social media while providing a link to the site.

Big Brothers Big Sisters program is an American organization working with children.

Fide chief Arbiter Alex Holovazak warned Carlson for the World Rapid and Blitz Championships that his jeans did not follow the dress code of the tournament. Chess superstars were fined $ 200 (about Rs 17,000) and asked to replace before the next game in the day.

Carlson reportedly told him that he wore trousers the next day, on which Holovazak warned him to be unpublished for the next round if he did not oblige. For that, Carlson quit the incident.

“I’m very tired, so I don’t want it anymore. I do not want anything with them. I am sorry for everyone at home, perhaps it’s an stupid principle, but I don’t think it’s no fun, “Carlson immediately told the Norwegian broadcasting channel NRK.

“At that point it became a part of the principle for me,” Carlson later explained. “Honestly, it was not too big to start my patience with them. And that’s fine. They can apply their rules. It’s fine by me. And my response is fine, so I’m outside.

Eventually, the Fide relaxed the dress code and returned to the Carlson Blitz Championship. He and Ian Napomonachchi shared the first place.