Chess grand master Magnus Carlsen sports jeans in return to championship following dress code controversy

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen was back competing in New York in the World Blitz Championship on Monday after he quit the Rapid World Championship over the weekend because of a dispute over a pair of jeans. 

Carlsen, a chess grand master, found himself at the center of controversy on Friday when he was given a fine and warned by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) that he would not be able to continue competing until he changed his pants. 

The pants, a pair of jeans, were a violation of FIDE’s dress code...