“I think it gets weirder every day to play against Russian chess players. At first I thought you had to think carefully before removing the Russians from the competition. Now, when everything dragged on, I’m from more and more convinced that the Russians shouldn’t play,” Carlsen said as quoted by TV2.
Previously, Carlsen had refused to play a match for the chess crown with Russian chess player Ian Nepomniachtchi, who will now face China’s Ding Liren. The match will take place from April 7 to 30 in Kazakhstan.
Nepomniachtchi tells how he reacted to Carlsen’s refusal to play with him for the world title
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