Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week.

Chess players weren’t happy when Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi decided to end the FIDE championship in a tie.

World Blitz Championship in Wall Street, New York on Wednesday, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the title after the final ended in a tie. The decision came after three sudden-death games failed to produce a winner.

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers.

American grandmaster Hans Niemann has once again launched a strong criticism against Magnus Carlsen, accusing him of breaking the rules after Carlsen agreed to share the World Blitz title with Ian

Carlsen and Nepo agreed to a draw after three straight draws in tiebreakers; while Ju beat compatriot Lei Tingjie.

The world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen was seen having a chat with Ian Nepomniachtchi, his adversary in the final of the World Blitz Championship 2024 about playing short draws. The clip went viral with the claims that Carlsen was deliberately trying to fix the game.

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the World Blitz Championship title after three tie-breaking matches, causing controversy in the chess com

World number one Magnus Carlsen and Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the Blitz title after three sudden-death matches couldn't produce a winner. This was the first time that the title was awarded to two players after the former asked whether it could be shared given the deadlock.

In a video that's gone viral, Carlsen can be heard telling Nepomniachtchi that if “FIDE refuse (to allow us to share title), we can just play short draws until they give up.”