Athletistic/ Others. Not so long ago, the Candidates Tournament ended in Madrid. The winner was Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi. He received a ticket to the World Chess Crown match. Another Russian, Sergey Karyakin, was to participate in the tournament. However, he was removed from office for political reasons. Karjakin said who he supports at the Candidates Tournament.

– If we’re talking about my personal sympathies, I’ll be honest – now I was rooting against everyone! After being unfairly suspended from the tournament, there was no desire to sympathize with anyone, ‘SE’ quotes Karjakin.

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