Battle for fair play has few takers in chess

But FIDE rules of chess are designed contrary to this perception. Hence it' s no surprise that majority stakeholders in the game are not too critical of Mangus Carlsen's decision to resign after just one move against Hans Niemann in the league phase of the ongoing online rapid tournament for the Generation Cup. Carlsen seems to be holding the value of fair play by creating an instance of unfair play.

Carlsen's training partner and Anand's former second, Peter Heine Neilsen of Denmark, said during a live broadcast: "It is up to Magnus (whether to play or not; or whether to explain his position or not). I am not planning to ask him." But there are voices in disagreement too. International Master (IM) and Olympiad player V Saravanan said, "What Carlsen did was unethical, unsportsmanlike and unacceptable.

If he was not comfortable playing against Niemann, he should not have entered the tournament. Resigning against one player after one move, continuing to play the tournament normally against other players and keeping silent about it is just irresponsible behaviour. Carlsen owes at least an explanation to others about his actions.

In my mind, it is a clear case of bringing the game to disrepute. If the FIDE can take action - and severe action of banning a player (Sergey Karjakin) from the Candidates tournament - for glorifying Russia's war against Ukraine, I am sure the y can intervene." Neither GM and coach Abhijit Kunte nor FIDE director general GM Emil Sutovsky are in agreement. Kunte said, "Rules and regulations is a FIDE matter.