India, March 2 -- In a hilarious turn of events, Magnus Carlsen infamous jeans which courted controversy during the 2024 World Rapid Championship has been sold at an auction on Ebay for a massive amount of approximately Rs.31,57,686. The Norwegian will be handing over the proceeds to a charity.

The identity of the bidder remains anonymous and it hasn't been revealed. The person came up with the highest bid on Saturday, after a 10-day bidding war to purchase the pair of jeans. It is a size-32 pair, and belongs to the Italian company Corneliani.

Since it went up for auction, the highest bid was Rs.12,33,334, but then the final hour before the deadline saw an explosion of mega bids. Then in less than 30 minutes and over 30 massive bids, th...