Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he's selling them for charity
Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens — for charity. The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced that he is auctioning off the Italian luxury brand jeans that started a dress code dispute at December’s World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. Carlsen ultimately quit the New York competition after accepting a $200 fine while refusing to change his pants. Chess fanatics and #JeansGate followers now have the chance to own the Size 32 regular fit Corneliani jeans. The auction for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is scheduled to end March 1. The pants’ highest offer was $8,200 as of the morning of Feb. 21.