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‘Will you resign?’: Carlsen accuses FIDE chief of coercion, broken promises

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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

FIDE vs Freestyle Tour: President Dvorkovich confirms waiver dropped after apparent title dispute settlement

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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