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The submitted article does not mention that Carlsen has a feud[1] with FIDE over Freestyle Chess. Reportedly he was not sure he'd even bother to show up to thi
by magicalhippo 2y ago
The submitted article does not mention that Carlsen has a feud[1] with FIDE over Freestyle Chess.
Reportedly he was not sure he'd even bother to show up to this event[2].
[1]: https://www.chess.com/blog/Eternal-Pawn/chess-at-the-crossroads-the-fide-freestyle-chess-saga https://www.chess.com/blog/Eternal-Pawn/chess-at-the-crossro...
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErKi4NcLlOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErKi4NcLlOc
- zmgsabst 2y agoNot only Magnus was saying he would withdraw if FIDE didn’t approve them also participating in the Freestyle league. Hikaru Nakamura was also saying he’d withdraw if FIDE forced them to choose between leagues. FIDE conceded — and then punished Magnus for his jeans and refused to allow Hikaru to have cameras. It’s hard not to see it as political, given the context and fact FIDE went after multiple top level players.
- searealist 2y agoYep. He was also performing extremely poorly in this tournament.