American GM Hans Niemann reignited an old feud with Magnus Carlsen after launching a verbal attack on the world no 1 on X.
Responding to a post from Carlsen on X, Niemann attacked the Norwegian.
“Arrogant, entitled, unaware, and most importantly: cowardly. Your childish ego continues to distort reality at the expense of chess. You’ve defeated yourself off the board, only a matter of time until you face the same fate on the board,” Niemann wrote.
He was responding to Carlsen’s own attack on FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich, where he accused FIDE of “coercion of players, misuse of power and broken promises.”
After talks between FIDE and Freestyle Chess had collapsed, Carlsen had posted on X a direct attack asking the FIDE president if he would resign.
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“FIDE President Dvorkovich, to convince me to play the Rapid & Blitz in New York, you wrote Dec 19th to my father: ‘Just want to pass a message to you and Magnus that whatever happens between FIDE and Freestyle in terms of recognition, players will NOT be affected in any way. They can decide on their own and FIDE will not take any negative action.’
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Carlsen continued: “You added later that day: ‘I will step down if my word will be undermined by the Council.’ By forcing players to sign an unacceptable waiver you have reneged on your promise. Will you resign?”
Carlsen is one of the most prominent backers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour which starts in a few days in Weissenhaus.
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