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INBefore Round 2 of the Grenke Freestyle Open 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany, 18-year-old Kazakh Grandmaster Alua Nurman requested a quick selfie with World No.1 Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen agreed and posed for the picture.
However, just before the match began, Carlsen informed the tournament arbiter about the presence of a mobile phone, as electronic devices are not allowed in the playing area under FIDE rules. The arbiter then confiscated the phone in accordance with regulations.
The situation remained calm and professional, with no dispute between the players. Nurman later described the incident as “comical” and appreciated the moment. Carlsen went on to win the game.
***Chess tournaments follow strict no-device rules to ensure fair play and prevent cheating.
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⚠️ Dɪsᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇʀ: Tʜɪs ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɪs ᴜsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ɴᴇᴡs ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇs ᴏɴʟʏ.
Wᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀsʜɪᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ. Aʟʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀs.
Cᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ Dɪsᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇʀ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ Sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ 107 ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Cᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ Aᴄᴛ 1976, ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ғᴏʀ “ғᴀɪʀ ᴜsᴇ” ғᴏʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ɴᴇᴡs ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛɪɴɢ, ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ, ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛғᴜʟ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴀʟ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴜs.
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