Vidit Gujrathi explains why Magnus Carlsen continues to focus on FIDE, Viswanathan Anand: ‘He can get away with it’

Magnus Carlsen hasn’t been on better of phrases with FIDE in current months, particularly since he confirmed up in a pair of denims that led to a costume code violation in December. Carlsen is thought for not holding himself again in terms of fiery exchanges, whether or not with people or with organisations, and he has been
engaged in a disagreement with the Lausanne-based governing physique the game for fairly a while now.

The
denims scandal on the World Speedy and Blitz Championships in New York worsened the state of affairs and issues had been at an all-time low between Carlsen and FIDE within the build-up to the profitable Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour’s opening occasion in Weissenhaus that concluded on Friday.

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A few of Carlsen’s animosity was additionally
directed in direction of Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand, who serves as FIDE deputy president. Shortly after the costume code violation in addition to the controversial resolution to share the blitz world title with Ian Nepomniachtchi that led to accusations of match-fixing, Carlsen described Anand as somebody who’s “not prepared for this job” – occupying a senior place in FIDE that’s.

Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi who was a part of the Indian contingent that pulled off a historic golden sweep on the Chess Olympiad in Budapest final yr, described Carlsen as a “insurgent” in addition to somebody who may afford to “get away with it” it doesn’t matter what he mentioned about FIDE or its president Arkady Dvorkovich or his deputy Anand.

“The factor is he can afford to. He’s world champion and he can get away with it. Now the factor has turn out to be that he’s larger than the game proper now,” Gujrathi informed fashionable comic and VJ Cyrus Broacha on the latter’s YouTube present Cyrus Says!

The 30-year-old GM went on to match Carlsen with Bollywood mega-star Shah Rukh Khan, describing the Norwegian chess icon as somebody who had turn out to be larger than the game

“Generally, the artist turns into larger than the artwork. SRK is SRK. He’s a star. Now if SRK’s film comes, you’ll go to observe it.

“However you agree that there are some stars,” Gujrathi added.

Carlsen was among the many 10 individuals within the opening occasion of the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Weissenhaus, Germany, the place he completed third after
shedding to eventual champion Vincent Keymer within the semi-finals.

Throughout the event, the 34-year-old reaffirmed his stance in direction of FIDE, stating that he had severed ties with the organisation and wasn’t prone to take part in any event organised by them ever once more.