Two days after Magnus Carlsen resigned in his rematch in opposition to Hans Niemann after making only one transfer, The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has criticised the 5 time world champion for his conduct within the ongoing saga between the Norwegian and American GM.
In an announcement made public, Arkady Dvorkovich, the FIDE President mentioned, “We strongly believe that the World Champion has a moral responsibility attached to his status, since he is viewed as a global ambassador of the game.”
“His actions impact the reputation of his colleagues, sportive results, and eventually can be damaging to our game. We strongly believe that there were better ways to handle this situation.”
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— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) September 23, 2022
The world governing physique of the game nevertheless, did additional add that they shared Carlsen’s considerations over dishonest within the recreation and that the physique is ready to activity its Fair Play Commission.
“We share his deep concerns about the damage that cheating brings to chess. FIDE has led the fight against cheating for many years, and we reiterate our zero-tolerance policy toward cheating in any form. Whether it is online or “over the board”, dishonest stays dishonest. We are strongly dedicated to this combat, and we have now invested in forming a gaggle of specialists to plan subtle preventive measures that already apply at prime FIDE occasions.”
The assertion additional learn, “FIDE is prepared to task its Fair Play commission with a thorough investigation of the incident, when the adequate initial proof is provided, and all parties involved disclose the information at their disposal. We are fully aware that, in some cases, uncertainty can harm players’ performance. It also can be damaging to a player’s reputation – that’s why we insist on the anti-cheating protocols to be followed.”
“It is our hope that this whole situation could have a long-term positive effect, if tackled properly. We propose to launch a dedicated Panel, that would include representatives of the leading chess platforms, Grandmasters, anti-cheating experts and FIDE officers, in order to fight this risk and prevent it becomes a real plague,” FIDE concluded.
31-year-old Carlsen grabbed the headlines when, for the primary time in his profession, he withdrew his title from a match after he misplaced to Niemann on the $500,000 Sinquefield Cup earlier this month. The Norwegian introduced the identical with a tweet of a video of Portuguese soccer supervisor Jose Mourinho saying, “If I speak, I am in big trouble. Big, big trouble”, Carlsen refused to present any additional clarification. But the chess world began speculating about the truth that this was owing to Niemann dishonest.
Niemann then again, had condemned all of the accusations in opposition to him and mentioned that he was keen to play bare to show his innocence.
The two met once more, lower than two weeks later in a rematch on the Julius Baer Cup, in an internet match. A gathering that was minimize quick as Carlsen logged off earlier than making his second transfer. Post this nevertheless, the five-time world champion did give an announcement on his ideas relating to Niemann.
“I think individual people will answer the question differently depending on their own experiences. I think regardless of whether it’s a massive problem or not, it’s I think fairly easy to cheat and, on a general basis, I think that cheaters in the future should not be taken lightly either online or over the board,” he had mentioned to chess24.com.
