Hans Niemann slams Magnus Carlsen, calls him ‘arrogant, entitled, unaware and cowardly’

“Arrogant, entitled, unaware, and astir importantly: cowardly. Your childish ego continues to distort world astatine the disbursal of chess. You’ve defeated yourself disconnected the board, lone a substance of clip until you look the aforesaid destiny connected the board,” Niemann wrote.

He was responding to Carlsen’s ain onslaught connected FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich, wherever helium accused FIDE of “coercion of players, misuse of powerfulness and breached promises.”

After talks betwixt FIDE and Freestyle Chess had collapsed, Carlsen had posted connected X a nonstop onslaught asking the FIDE president if helium would resign.

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“FIDE President Dvorkovich, to person maine to play the Rapid & Blitz successful New York, you wrote Dec 19th to my father: ‘Just privation to walk a connection to you and Magnus that immoderate happens betwixt FIDE and Freestyle successful presumption of recognition, players volition NOT beryllium affected successful immoderate way. They tin determine connected their ain and FIDE volition not instrumentality immoderate antagonistic action.’

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Carlsen continued: “You added aboriginal that day: ‘I volition measurement down if my connection volition beryllium undermined by the Council.’ By forcing players to motion an unacceptable waiver you person reneged connected your promise. Will you resign?”

Carlsen is 1 of the astir salient backers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour which starts successful a fewer days successful Weissenhaus.

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