Magnus Carlsen courted yet another controversy after sharing the World Blitz Championship title with Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, with a video showing the two having a backstage discussion during the final.

Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi made history by sharing the 2024 World Blitz Chess Championship title in New York. Carlsen proposed the tie, which Nepomniachtchi accepted, eliciting mixed reactions from the chess community.

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.”

World number one Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Blitz Chess Championship here following FIDE's decision to allow players to compete in jeans, a couple of days after

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

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.