Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi’s Decision To Share World Blitz Title Sparks Controversy | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi’s resolution to share the World Blitz Championship title for the primary time in historical past has despatched shockwaves via the chess neighborhood, sparking widespread criticism. World primary Carlsen and Russia’s Nepomniachtchi shared the Blitz title after three sudden-death video games failed to provide a winner. This was the primary time that the title was awarded to 2 gamers after the Norwegian requested whether or not it may very well be shared given the impasse. The transfer has drawn sharp criticism, with former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik slamming the worldwide chess federation for not pondering of a rule for such state of affairs.

“Of course, some might wonder if FIDE should have thought a bit making the regulations concerning final WC match situation like that, but understandable, a lot of time and energy was spent on the jeans clause, the person writing the regulations was already tired by then,” Kramnik mentioned.

He was referring to FIDE’s current revision of its gown code coverage. Carlsen had been disqualified from the Rapid part final week after arriving in denims and refusing to modify to formal trousers.

Following the incident, he withdrew from the Blitz occasion, prompting FIDE to revise its stance and allow gamers to compete in denims, which in the end led to Carlsen’s participation. US Grandmaster Hans Niemann, who was crushed by Carlsen earlier within the event, wrote a collection of posts on X.

“The chess world is officially a joke. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE IN HISTORY. I can’t believe that the official body of chess is being controlled by a singular player FOR THE 2ND TIME THIS WEEK. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WORLD CHAMPION! ” Niemann wrote. “FIDE goes from forfeiting Carlsen to creating an entirely new rule. Seems like the regulatory body of chess, has no intention of being unbiased. They seem to only care about what one player thinks,” he added.

Soon a clip began circulating on social media the place the Carlsen was heard telling Nepomniachtchi “if “FIDE refuse (to permit us to share title), we are able to simply play brief attracts till they offer up.” This prompted Niemann to call for an investigation.

“This is trigger for an investigation by the FIDE Ethics committee. I am unable to imagine that 2 gamers who maliciously accused me and tried to damage my profession are brazenly breaking the foundations. The irony merely cannot get any worse,” Niemann later wrote.

American-Hungarian chess grandmaster Susan Polgar pointed out that Nepomniachtchi and Daniil Dubov had been docked points for playing out a draw at last year’s event.

The two had made their knights hop around the board before agreeing to a draw.

“What is the distinction between the well-known “Knight Dance” and “Title Share”? I hope some arbiters can clarify the “rules” to me,” she wrote.

Indian grandmaster Srinath Narayanan said: “Criticism of the rules and utilizing it as an excuse is nonsense right here. The Wimbledon 2019 closing lasted 4 hours and 57 minutes. Novak Djokovic gained the fifth set 13-12 and gained Wimbledon 2019. They did not make a pact to share the trophy or ‘preserve dropping one level every till they offer up’.”

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