Athletistic/Chess. Magnus Carlsen, 16-time world champion and leader of the world grandmaster rankings, has officially confirmed that he will not participate in the upcoming Candidates Tournament, scheduled for April 2-25, 2024 in Toronto.

The list of participants in the Candidates Tournament includes Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia), Rameshbabu Pragnanandha (India), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Vidit Santosh Gujrati (India), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Gukesh Dommaraja (India) and Alireza Firouzja (France). ). In place of Carlsen, the 28-year-old Azerbaijani Nijat Abasov, fourth in the World Cup, will participate in the tournament.

  • World rapid champion Bodnaruk spoke about the fixed match between Nepomniachtchi and Dubov


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