The defending champion said he quit as a “matter of principle” after being told to change his jeans.
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Rules will keep getting more stupid if everyone blindly follows them. Rules are written by humans, who make mistakes and change over time. Hopefully they consider changing the dress code, considering how society has evolved since it was written.
This is what someone who is inactive in the chess community would say. I don’t blame you, but it’s more than just, “We make the rules, so do as we say”
You’re right, it’s more to do with “we see ourselves as an elite club, and jeans make us look like the poors”.