Overview
- FIDE’s Doha rules now permit classic, non-distressed jeans in blue, black or grey for both men and women as part of a business-casual standard for the Dec. 25–30 championship.
- Clothing must be neat and free of rips or offensive content, while T-shirts, shorts and baseball caps remain prohibited under the event’s requirements.
- FIDE outlined enforcement measures that include penalties for sloppy or wrinkled attire, with repeated or major infringements risking exclusion from subsequent rounds.
- The shift extends earlier 2025 allowances for “appropriate jeans” at the Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss, marking a broader softening of long-standing attire rules.
- Magnus Carlsen has confirmed his Doha participation with a joking pledge to wear tighter jeans after last year’s fine and rapid-section withdrawal, as India names a 41-player squad led by D. Gukesh.