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Chess has a history of two of the sport’s greatest icons — Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov — getting into long-standing conflicts with FIDE, the sport's world governing body. Magnus Carlsen, the ...

He also went on to indicate how similar split-away measures by former chess legends Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov fell through. “‘I am bigger than FIDE’ concept did not work even for ...

Sutovsky addressed the comments in his Twitter post. “‘I am bigger than FIDE’ concept didn’t work even for (Bobby) Fischer and (Garry) Kasparov,” Sutovsky posted on X on Tuesday. “When one sees public ...

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Referencing former champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, FIDE remarked that similar attitudes from past legends ultimately ‘did not work’ for them, signalling a sharp rebuke to Carlsen’s stance ...