American GM Wesley So criticised FIDE for the introduction of the ‘Total Chess World Championship’ and the ‘FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship’ in addition to the governing body’s existing events to crown world champions in the Classical, Rapid and Blitz formats.
So insists Gukesh should be recognised as only world champion, slams ‘political’ FIDE for creating too many events
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