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Replying to @GothamChess
If elected Prime Minister of Norway I will abolish the London System.
FIDE and I have made this very clear Hans. All players are created equal, but some of us are more important than others.
You broke the rules on camera, you only thought they would agree to your proposal because you dropped out of the blitz and made ridiculous demands. FIDE will hopefully take a stand and remind us all that no player is above the game. They failed to hold you accountable when you tried to ruin my life, I hope they’ve learned their lesson.
If you have any objections, I literally am the law. Whatever I decide the rules are is what we enforce.
I’ve never prearranged a draw in my career. In the video I’m joking with Ian in a situation with lacking decisive tiebreak rules. This was obviously not an attempt to influence FIDE. It was said in the spirit that I thought FIDE would agree to our proposal. If anything it was a bad joke given the gravity of the situation.
I think the match itself showed two players playing high level chess, equally matched and both deserving of a win.
To celebrate the New Year, let’s look back on all the firsts that happened in 2024:
1. Gukesh became the first Indian World Champion
2. Hikaru was the first streamer to cross 2800 Rating
3. I became the first World Champion to be disqualified for fashion
I understand that many people have criticized my decision to split the World Blitz Championship, and rightfully so. To be fair and consistent, I will also be splitting one Classical Championship each with @lachesisq and @HansMokeNiemann to help them achieve their goals.
You guys are the real heroes @chesscom
As the undisputed GOAT, I bow to nobody.
1/2 I would like insincerely apologize to the @NYMag writer who had her feelings hurt.
She presented a lot of misleading and/or erroneous claims, the most egregious of which was that I accused the photographer, Lennart Ootes of aiding with cheating









