Are we, as a chess community, biased towards Magnus for NOT demanding an EDC case against him (and/or NOT calling for a suspension this time) for #JeansGate?! [Reposting, under a different tag/since it is no longer news: was removed by a mod. Will remove the AnarchyChess post if accepted.]

(Largely reposting my own comment, FYI)

Unlike the Anna-Maja incident (I had supported her), let me clarify in detail HOW the MC situation is different:

  1. He (was) the Rapid WC, and as the reigning champ (AND #1 rated across formats, #1 rated ever, etc.) he bears outsized responsibility towards the game, AND the event.
  2. The rules were communicated in advance, AND a technical (in person) meeting on the 21st CLEARLY specified (with pictures) that jeans were disallowed, and the "2-step penalizing process" is there in the FIDE document. He was given a lot of chances. The hotel was apparently 5 mins away. He was told very politely multiple times (after round 6 itself). The round was also delayed, actually! [Emil says he was accommodated with a 'lot of' special requests for his family entourage also!]
  3. MC did not listen, but MOST importantly did NOT appeal to the Appeals Committee as well! (Cry-baby-effect: he is a KNOWN sore loser (self-admission) and he was on his way to lose the championship!)
  4. Not only did he NOT listen, he said "my principles don't allow me" to follow the rules!
  5. When Anand "started to talk" (as Appeals chief) Henrik said "We will not concede!" Remember: Vishy is also Deputy President - and hence represents FIDE in the absence of Dvorkovich! [Not blaming Henrik here, it is probably him 'reflecting MC's' words/attitude] Let's not forget: he has signed a contract to play in this, attend events, etc.
  6. To make matters much, MUCH worse, he LIED (acc. to FIDE) that players "were threatened"!
  7. AND to top it ALL OFF: he said "F U FIDE" in an open, official mic! This directly brings the "game into disrepute" according to FIDE's own ethical guidelines!

All of this actually is FULLY fit for an EDC case to FIDE. And this time; it should be a suspension, since he ALREADY had a EUR 10,000 Ethics judgement against him! [https://ethics.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Decision\_Case\_2\_2023\_final\_final.pdf\]

[I am NOT EVEN going to talk about the whole "power-play over FIDE" angle: NYT-published journalist (and Messi-secret-contract-outer) KarimZidan1 has ALREADY posted it: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1hog0g1/forget_jeansgatemagnus_carlsens_deal_with_saudi/ ! They call it the "Unlimited chequebook" for the initiated: Trillions of dollars, not billions guys!... I mean, EVEN Garry ADMITTED he was wrong by splitting FIDE - I am not saying FIDE is perfect, but the alternative would be a clear DISASTER IMHO! FIDE MUST act!!]

Edit: I changed ten-thousand dollars to Euros

Edit 2: I made this post before, under sponsor Freedom's pressure, FIDE capitulated and "changed the wording of the Jeans rule", and Magnus "agreeing" to play (for ONE day!) MC JUST made it worse by essentially throwing under the bus 5-time World Champion and legend of the game, Vishy, saying essentially he 'can't do his job'. Surely the EDC would act on its own now?! (I am not a big fan of Emil as well, this I can agree with Magnus). He also insinuated "all arbiters are 'not grown-ups" (this is what I understood from whatever he said: essentially arbiters, officials (other than Dvorko) are all "immature/bad" in his eyes!) I believe the Z-slang nowadays for this behavior is "based": basically being SO full of yourself, that you don't CARE about rules, or about others and do NOT have a moral/ethical compass at all!