Chess kings go casual: Many GMs swap formals for jeans in Goa

Several GMs were quick to play the Comfort Gambit – French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, better known as MVL, among them. “I think it’s better that jeans are allowed, not all jeans of course, but normal jeans,” MVL told TOI on Saturday, his jeans paired with a casual shirt.

Nov 9, 2025 - 11:00
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Chess kings go casual: Many GMs swap formals for jeans in Goa
Several GMs were quick to play the Comfort Gambit – French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, better known as MVL, among them. “I think it’s better that jeans are allowed, not all jeans of course, but normal jeans,” MVL told TOI on Saturday, his jeans paired with a casual shirt.

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