Vidit Gujrathi explains why Magnus Carlsen continues to target FIDE, Viswanathan Anand: 'He can get away with it'

Magnus Carlsen hasn’t been on best of terms with FIDE lately, having engaged in a war of words with the Lausanne-based governing body for the sport in recent months, and some of that animosity has been directed towards Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand, who serves as its deputy president. Norwegian chess icon Magnus Carlsen competes on the final day of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event in Weissenhaus, Germany. Some of Carlsen’s animosity was also directed towards Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand, who serves as FIDE deputy president. Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi who was part of the Indian contingent that pulled off a historic golden sweep at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest last year, described Carlsen as a “rebel” as well as someone who could afford to “get away with it” no matter what he said about FIDE or its president Arkady Dvorkovich or his deputy Anand.