The chess world has been stuffed with controversy these days, and all of it started throughout the year-ending FIDE World Fast and Blitz Championship. In the course of the Fast Championship, Magnus Carlsen was fined and never included in a late spherical pairing as a result of sporting denims, which wasn’t allowed by FIDE’s laws. The World No. 1 was requested to alter, however he refused to take action and mentioned he would change his denims the following day. With the FIDE refusing to regulate, Carlsen determined to stroll off.
Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen in motion.(Twitter)
He made his comeback on the Blitz Championship, with FIDE additionally modifying the gown code rule. Controversy hit once more in New York, however this time throughout the ultimate between Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Carlsen started the ultimate with two wins, after which wanted a draw to win the title. Ian made a comeback within the third sport, after which made it 2-2 within the fourth sport. After sudden dying ended as a draw, Carlsen provided to share the title, which FIDE didn’t agree with. However after the intervention of FIDE President, they agreed to let Carlsen and Ian share the title. In a viral video, Carlsen might be heard telling Ian to play brief attracts if the FIDE didn’t conform to them sharing the title.
The viral video despatched social media right into a state of meltdown, with many chess Grandmasters and followers accusing him of match-fixing. Carlsen later launched a press release on X, the place he revealed that his phrases within the viral video had been a joke. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky particularly, determined to publicly call-out Carlsen.
Peter Heine Nielsen assaults FIDE
Carlsen’s long-time coach Peter Heine Nielsen, who additionally coached Viswanathan Anand previously, took to X to defend the Norwegian and hit again on the Israeli Grandmaster’s accusations.
Nielsen accused FIDE of being managed by the Kremlin (a gaggle of buildings within the middle of Moscow that serves because the official set of the Russian authorities) and Vladimir Putin.
“No, you actually dont care that FIDE is being utilized by the Kremlin Excessive warfare propaganda by Karjakin. A number of thousand event in illegally occupied Ukraine Greetings and orders by Putin to “neutral” Russian athletes. Sponsors with ties to Russia. Its mistaken”, he wrote.
It’s value noting that FIDE President is Arkady Dvorkovich, who’s a Russian politician. He’s a former Deputy Prime Minister and was additionally an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation.
In the course of the denims scandal in New York, Carlsen additionally accused FIDE of threatening gamers collaborating on the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. However FIDE CEO Sutovsky later denied such allegations, and urged followers to ask D Gukesh for the reality.
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