Ace chess player Magnus Carlsen has come under fire yet again after he and Ian Nepomniachtchi decided to share the World Blitz title in an unusual and bizarre move. There are no rules for a situation in which a winner cannot be decided in the format after three sudden-death games and the demand to award both players the title was accepted. Carlsen and 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.The step has drawn a lot of criticism, with several chess players bashing FIDE for not thinking of a rule for such a scenario. Notably, Carlsen was recently involved in a jeans scandal, where he was disqualified from the Rapid tournament for not adhering to the outfit rules. After the incident, he withdrew from the Blitz event in protest, prompting FIDE to revise its stance and allow players to compete in jeans, which led to Carlsen's participation. "The chess world is officially a joke. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE IN HISTORY. I can't believe that the official body of chess is being controlled by a singular player FOR THE 2ND TIME THIS WEEK," 21-year-old USA GM Hans Niemann tweeted on Wednesday.

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"FIDE goes from forfeiting Carlsen to creating an entirely new rule. Seems like the the regulatory body of chess, has no intention of being unbiased," Niemann tweeted again a while later.

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The matter turned worse when a video surfaced on social media where Carlsen was heard telling Nepomniachtchi that in case FIDE refused to declare them joint winners, they would keep playing short draws until the world body gave up. Watch the video here:

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"This is cause for an investigation by the FIDE Ethics Committee. I can’t believe that 2 players who maliciously accused me and tried to ruin my career are openly breaking the rules," Niemann tweeted again. Notably, the USA GM had earlier been accused of cheating during the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, which had led to another massive controversy back then.On Thursday, Carlsen took to 'X' to clear his stance. "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," Carlsen tweeted.

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