World Chess Agrees Name Change After ‘Clash Of Claims’ Criticism – Notice Today Internet

World Chess visaged critique mass the declaration of ‘Clash of Claims 2,’ a supplement to the disputable correct between GMs Vladimir Kramnik and Jose Martinez. The company’s CEO Ilya Merenzon, who spoken assail at the reaction, has united to rename the event.

Clash of Claims in June was described as “one of the craziest bromegrass events in history” by IM Levy Rozman, and saw Martinez beat the past concern champion 14.5-11.5 in a three-day organism correct in Madrid, Spain. It didn’t become without drama, with Kramnik occupation it “an research that failed,” claiming theoretical issues on Chess.com invalid the event.

Last hebdomad World Chess, a consort that low different obloquy held advertizement rights to the FIDE World Championship wheel for a decade, announced the sequel Clash of Claims 2. The repetition is ordered to verify locate in author and on the FIDE Online Arena, on August 19-21. The accolade money is erst again 20,000 Euros.

The correct became a actuality after Merenzon terminal period advisable a supplement in a place on X/Twitter. Both players apace addicted they were selection to play.

Thanks,with pleasure, I am ready

— Vladimir Kramnik (@VBkramnik) June 25, 2024

However, the competition study upraised eyebrows from the bromegrass community, in portion from the thinker of the example circumstance in Madrid, IM David Martinez. The favourite author and Chess.com employee reacted strongly, occupation it “ethically deplorable,” and tagging FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky.

A period ago, we designed Clash of Claims, and today @theworldchess wants to care Clash of Claims 2, using our sort and popularity without consulting us. Besides a doable rights violation, it is ethically deplorable. What do you think, @EmilSutovsky? https://t.co/d9bc8IlCTI

— king Martínez (@El_Divis) July 9, 2024

Chess YouTuber and co-organizer GothamChess also accused World Chess of plagiarizing their “brand study and highbrowed property,” dubbing it “shameful stuff.”

These guys rattling derived our whole sort study and highbrowed property

Shameful clog https://t.co/aIY0EJgbBw

— GothamChess (@GothamChess) July 9, 2024

The disagreement was resolute amicably when Martinez said he’d had an mercantilism of emails with Merenzon and that he today considers the concern closed. 

Brief update: I had a brief telecommunicate mercantilism with @merenzon , CEO of @theworldchess , and the correct study module be changed. As farther as I’m concerned, the concern is closed. https://t.co/uCf87LlfiH

— king Martínez (@El_Divis) July 9, 2024

In an telecommunicate to Chess.com, Merenzon said the modify was prefabricated cod to Martinez’ request. “There is no think not to do it. We strength call it ‘Clash of Blames,’ to move the practice of ‘Clash of Clans.’ But we’ll move to wager if the players hit meliorate ideas.”

Asked most the reactions from the bromegrass community, Merenzon commented: “I personally was rattling surprised. The competition was in my analyse a one-off circumstance that, according to Kramnik, failed. Both he and his contestant were fascinated in a rematch. I forgot how bromegrass entireness for a moment, but the reactions reminded me.”

He added: “There is, in my view, dead no continuance in the name, at small for us, but we’ll blithely hold the ideas that king and another organizers strength hit for some forthcoming events.”

Asked what they impart to do differently compared to the prototypal match, Merenzon said: “Hopefully, the players module be bright with the artefact it’s designed and the important pore module be on chess.” He additional that they also poverty to background their online bromegrass platform.

The info and scene of the correct are still to be announced.