Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Magnus Carlsen’s ongoing feud with Hans Niemann drew remarks from the International Chess Federation (FIDE) on Friday.
Carlsen withdrew from a tournament earlier this month after losing to Niemann and resigned from an online match after one move during the week against him.
The organization said that while the two incidents weren’t FIDE events, they felt it was their duty as the governing body for the sport to "protect the integrity of the game and its image, and in view that the incident keeps escalating, we find it necessary to take a step forward." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Norway's Magnus Carlsen competes against Uruguay's team during the second round of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram, India, on July 30, 2022. (Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images) FIDE said Carlsen shouldn’t have resigned given his status as world champion while also acknowledging the need to fight cheating.
Niemann has denied the recent cheating accusations. "First of all, we strongly believe that the World Champion has a moral responsibility attached to his status, since he is viewed as a global ambassador of the game.