FIDE CEO launches recent assault on Magnus Carlsen: ‘Total PR technique is in play’

FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky hasn’t been on the very best of phrases with Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen currently, having accused the world No 1 of resorting to numerous antics to undermine the world governing physique for the game and its tournaments and attempting to place the highlight on the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour.

In his newest assault on Carlsen, Israeli GM Sutovsky slammed the five-time world champion for his
assault on Indian legend Viswanathan Anand in addition to chess streamers for going gentle on the Norwegian and never calling him out for his antics.

“It’s humorous how some platforms/streamers downplay the ‘we are able to simply hold making attracts’ case. Precisely as they downplayed Magnus’ assaults on Vishy 3 days earlier than. Because it didn’t occur. In fact it’s simpler to battle me than Indian followers,” Sutovsky wrote on X.

“In fact now they are going to attempt to shift focus or fake it was only a joke.

“Total PR technique is in play,” he added.

It’s humorous how some platforms/streamers downplay the “we are able to simply hold making attracts” case.

Precisely as they downplayed Magnus’ assaults on Vishy 3 days earlier than. Because it didn’t occur. In fact it’s simpler to battle me than Indian followers.

In fact now they are going to attempt to shift focus…

— Emilchess (@EmilSutovsky) January 2, 2025

The highlight fell on Carlsen and the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour after former world champion Vladimir Kramnik claimed he tried to “blackmail” FIDE into supporting the non-public league he helped discovered with German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner apart from recognising it’s proper to award a World Championship of its personal.

Current incidents involving Carlsen – from a
gown code violation within the World Speedy Championship to being
accused of match-fixing by sharing the Blitz title with Ian Nepomniachtchi – have additionally come below the scanner because of this, with some believing these incidents to be deliberate makes an attempt at chipping away at FIDE’s credibility.

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Sutovsky, nonetheless, vowed to proceed elevating his voice towards Carlsen and his antics and proceed defending FIDE – the Lausanne-based organisation that has ruled chess at a world degree since 1924.

“So, first you personal the a part of the foremost platform/firm, then you definately make use of influential folks in your initiatives, then you definately invite gamers to the Tour you personal primarily based in your judgment, after which all these quasi-independents are in your aspect, and you’ll type of do no matter you need.

“Not fairly. Social Media can’t be managed, and it’s all the fashion.

“FIDE additionally received’t hold silent. A minimum of I received’t – and I’m there to remain for fairly a while,” Sutovsky, whom Carlsen had described as unreasonable in a current interview, added in his submit on the social networking platform.