The American Grand Master Hans Niemann again attacked Magnus Carlsen. He urged fans and players to protect fide to protect failures while “Chess Mafia” tries to prioritize profits.
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The American Grand Master Hans Niemann has become one of the most eminent voices in the world of chess to launch his support behind the International Chess Federation, Fide, in the midst of his Cold War against Magnus Carlsen and freestyle chess operations.
Released in support of Fide, Hans Niemann, 21, said that the “chess mafia” – a term that he has always used to describe the world number 1 Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Chess.com – is only maximizing profits.
Niemann urges to protect fid up against players who abuse from power ”
Niemann estimated that Fide, which is a non -profit body, is best suited for developing the sport of chess and that it must be protected from those who “abuse power”.
“Fide is a non-profit organization with countless dedicated volunteers who really care about failures. Meanwhile, the chess mafia speaks of” cultivating the game “but favors their benefits above all. We must support the official regulatory bodies to protect our game from those who abuse power,” he wrote on X.
Fide is a non -profit organization with countless devoted volunteers who really care about failures. Meanwhile, the chess mafia speaks of “growing the game” but especially prioritizes their profits. We must support official regulatory organizations to protect our game from those who abuse power. https://t.co/avx81bh0nz
– Hans Niemann (@hansmokeniemann) May 5, 2025
It should be noted that Niemann was in Loggerheads with Carlsen, Nakamura and Chess.com after being accused of having cheated by them in 2022.
What is the fide vs “chess mafia” battle?
The world of failures attends a subtle conflict for the power between the failures of freestyle of Fide and Carlsen. Freestyle chess tournaments, including the first Tour of the Grand Slam, do not fall under the jurisdiction of Fide. However, this implies the best players in the world in addition to Carlsen n ° 1 in the world.
The world champion of Gukesh of India, the world n ° 2 Nakamura and other best players, notably Arjun Erigaisi, Fabiano Caruana, among others, participated in the visit of the great slam Freestyle Chess while Carlsen has already declared that he was not interested in returning to the classic Chess Championship Cycle and recover his crown.
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Carlsen has been world champion five times, but currently he completely focuses on the promotion and popularization of freestyle failures in partnership with the German businessman Jan Henric Buettner, who is also a co -owner of Freestyle Chess Operations and Chess.com.
Carlsen believes that the sport of chess needs a revolution to attract new viewers and randomized Freestyle chess, which is also known as Fischer Random Chess or Chess960, is the best format to take it to the young generation.
The International Chess Federation, Fide, had not organized the world championship in Chess960 format for some time and has therefore faced a new challenge to maintain its authority on sport.
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Fide and Freestyle Chess were also involved in a fight against the latter’s intention to use the term “world champion” for the winner of his Grand Slam tour. This led to an prolonged battle in which Fide even tried to stop the participants with instructions such as obtaining a “derogation note” before participating in free chess events.
The dispute finally ended after the players of the Grand Chelem Freestyle chose the “champion of freestyle chess” as a title for the possible winner and not the world champion.
