Carlsen lashes out at “completely idiotic” tiebreak rules

17-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov sensationally won the World Rapid Chess Championship on Tuesday after a dramatic final day in Warsaw, Poland, which saw four players top the standings with 9.5 points after 13 rounds. Afterwards Magnus Carlsen, who along with Fabiano Caruana missed out on a playoff due to worse tiebreaks, lashed out at FIDE for what he called “completely idiotic” tiebreak rules.

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