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Magnus is just refusing to invest time and energy (and rating points) to play against someone he doesn’t like, which is absolutely his right. Nobody has the right to force Magnus or anyone else to play against them.
Magnus just recently quit a tournament and resigned a game in another one, storngy suggesting that you are mistaken.
For exemple, Carlsen had to play at least one move for the game not to be forfeited and I’m fairly sure he is running afoul a sportsman behaviour rules by resigning on move one but the tournament isn’t pressing because he is Magnus.
I think resigning on move 2 might just be investing rating points to avoid investing time and energy... not avoiding investing them.
Was this tournament also FIDE rated? I genuinely don’t know and can’t find that information via google.