Having acquired the FIDE award for the best chess participant within the final 100 years from the palms of Arkady Dvorkovich, former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and present president of FIDE, Magnus Carlsen honoured Garry Kasparov’s legacy by advising FIDE towards the lifting of sanctions towards the Russian and Belarussian chess federations, which FIDE is allegedly contemplating on the upcoming Common Meeting.
“Feels sort of unusual to be receiving this award whereas I’m nonetheless an lively participant. Proper now, (I’m) extra involved about Norway’s match towards Vietnam. I’m after all completely satisfied to get this award however in my private opinion, I nonetheless assume that Garry Kasparov has had a greater profession than I’ve,” Carlsen stated upon receiving the award in Budapest on Thursday.
“I perceive why I acquired this award however I nonetheless assume that he was extra deserving. I might say, a minimum of in Garry’s honor, that I’m positive he would take the chance to advise towards reinstating the Russian and Belarusian chess federation. So that’s what I might do as nicely,” he added.
The outspoken Kasparov has been dwelling in exile from Russia and was not too long ago declared as a terrorist in his dwelling nation. He has additionally been jailed prior to now in Russia for participating in a protest rally towards the institution.
Reacting to Carlsen’s speech on his X account, the Russian chess grandmaster wrote, “In additional methods than one, I might hardly want for a greater successor than Magnus. It isn’t required to have nice character to be an incredible chess participant, so it’s doubly spectacular for him to realize each.”
Carlsen’s coach Peter Heine Nielsen additionally applauded Magnus’ stance by tweeting: “Good tribute by Magnus Carlsen to Kasparov, not solely to the chess-player, but additionally to the political activist!”
On the upcoming FIDE normal meeting on September 22, all of the voting members will determine on revoking the ban on Russia and Belarus after Kyrgyzstan proposed a vote to overturn the ban on Russian groups at FIDE occasions.