The ongoing dispute between the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Magnus Carlsen escalated when the governing body hit out at the Freestyle Chess Players Club, which is co-owned by the Norwegian great, threatening legal action on Tuesday. The Freestyle Chess World Championship will kick off next month in Germany with 10 of the top players … Read more
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has demanded that International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich resign for “coercion of players, misuse of power and broken promises” after talks to thrash out an agreement between the world body and the Freestyle Tour co-founded by him collapsed. The 34-year-old Norwegian superstar was reacting to FIDE’s statement on Monday … Read more
The controversial saga involving FIDE and the Freestyle Tour appeared to be over after International Chess Federation president Arkady Dvorkovich announced that the players would not be required to sign a waiver. The announcement came after Dvorkovich confirmed that Freestyle Tour agreed to drop the ambiguous word “World Champion(ship)“ title from their upcoming tour. “And … Read more