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".
I don’t even think Magnus intended any serious effect, let alone the scale that the meme communities escalated to. I agree he was probably being a sore loser, throwing out a frustrated and immature “I don’t believe I could have lost fairly” line.
I’m sure Hans could have lived with that accusation if there wasn’t any significant evidence and chalked it up as just that, being a sore loser. The internet went and blew it up though, with little regard for how that would affect Hans, so what Magnus intended doesn’t help him much in the end.
I don’t even think Magnus intended any serious effect, let alone the scale that the meme communities escalated to. I agree he was probably being a sore loser, throwing out a frustrated and immature “I don’t believe I could have lost fairly” line.
I’m sure Hans could have lived with that accusation if there wasn’t any significant evidence and chalked it up as just that, being a sore loser. The internet went and blew it up though, with little regard for how that would affect Hans, so what Magnus intended doesn’t help him much in the end.