Freestyle Chess Players Club published a press release on their official X/Twitter account insinuating a conflict between FIDE and FCPC about the recognition of the World Championship titles. However, the press release explains that Freestyle Chess Players Club (FCPC) and FIDE agreed on friendly co-existence, but continue discussions regarding the mutual recognition of future World Championship titles.
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich addressed the press release published by FCPC emphasizing that the press release includes “significant inaccuracies that misrepresent the situation“. Dvorkovich’s statement, published on FIDE’s X/Twitter account, further explains that FIDE President’s quote was presented accurately, and that the decisions were made based on direct communication with the players. “FIDE remains committed to maintaining transparecy and fairness, and we will issue a statement on this matter next week“, concludes Dvorkovich in his statement.