Athletistic/ Others. The president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Arkady Dvorkovich, believes that the possible refusal of the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen to play with the Russian Jan Nepompnyashchiy in the match for the world chess crown has increased the value of the tournament of the candidates.
“Due to the risk of Magnus not playing the match, there were additional incentives for all participants. And there was an opportunity to fight not only for first place, but also for second place,” Dvorkovich said. .
Even before the end of the Candidates Tournament, Magnus Carlsen declared that he could refuse to defend the world title if Alireza Firouzja, a non-French chess player, played with him. The winner of the tournament was Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, who had already fought Carlsen for the title last year and lost.
Source: Sport
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