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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by wordofx on Saturday December 28, 2024 @05:33PM (#42535422)
What a load of crap. If someone is distracted by a persons attire then they probably are going to be distracted by other players playing, people walking around, noise.

This is nothing more than a dumb outdated rule. He wore jeans. Not a fluorescent jump suit.

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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by altairprime on Saturday December 28, 2024 @06:19PM (#42535742)
I love your approach to this. Perhaps his example will inspire this attitude becoming more prevalent in professional settings. I really hope so - it is definitely just as dumb as women have been saying it is for decades now.
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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by bluGill on Saturday December 28, 2024 @06:42PM (#42535929)
In the case of Carlson that is true. Female players who wear low cut shirts stastically do much better against males than other females who dress more modest.
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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by mvdtnz on Saturday December 28, 2024 @11:31PM (#42537529)
Source for this obviously bullshit claim?
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Re:Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing... by itishappy on Saturday December 28, 2024 @11:52PM (#42537625)
Austin Powers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0OhiPwBff0

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