Athletistic / Chess. A well-known Russian commentator spoke about the victory of Russian grandmaster Jan Nepomniachtchi in the Candidates Tournament – 2022. Previously, the reigning world champion of Norway Magnus Carlsen said that he could refuse the match for the world crown if his opponent does not He was not a Frenchman of Iranian origin Alireza Firouzja.

“I really hope Magnus Carlsen will play against Nepomniachtchi, Jan will learn from his mistakes and win. If Carlsen has any doubts, let him ask his handball colleagues how they signed the Russian athlete. Turn around and c ‘left.”

Carlsen reacts to Nepomniachtchi’s victory at the 2022 Candidates Tournament

Ian Nepomniachtchi will in any case try to return the chess crown to Russia. And if Carlsen refuses, like Bobby Fischer refused to play against Karpov, then Nepomniachtchi should be declared world champion,” Guberniev said as quoted by Match TV.