Magnus Carlsen Responds to Match-Fixing Allegations, Says Conversation with Nepo Was a Joke
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen addressed allegations of match-fixing after a video surfaced showing him joking with Ian Nepomniachtchi about playing short draws to share the World Blitz Championship title. “I’ve never prearranged a draw… In the video, I’m joking with Ian. This was obviously not…to influence FIDE,” Carlsen clarified in a post on X.