The reigning chess player, Magnus Carlsen, is skipping the chance to defend the crown in a match next year means that there will soon be a new titleholder, and for chess, that could be hard. There is a real possibility that whoever wins next year’s world championship will now be played between Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia because he won the Candidates Tournament earlier this month to become the prescribed challenger.
“His decision not to defend the title is undoubtedly a disappointment for the fans and bad news for the spectacle,” Dvorkovich said in a statement released by the federation, which organized the world championship match. “It leaves a big void.”
People think that the new champion will have great difficulty filling into his shoes.
There was someone who was very good called Gary Kasporov. He defended his title three times against Karpov in 1985. He sadly retired in 2005.
Carlsen is also far and away from the top ranked player in the world, a ranking he won’t lose by not defending his title. As long as he keeps playing, which he intends to do in his announcement, he will beat everyone just like Kasprov one did.
“His decision not to defend the title is undoubtedly a disappointment for the fans and bad news for the spectacle,” Dvorkovich said in a statement released by the federation, which organized the world championship match. “It leaves a big void.”
People think that the new champion will have great difficulty filling into his shoes.
There was someone who was very good called Gary Kasporov. He defended his title three times against Karpov in 1985. He sadly retired in 2005.
Carlsen is also far and away from the top ranked player in the world, a ranking he won’t lose by not defending his title. As long as he keeps playing, which he intends to do in his announcement, he will beat everyone just like Kasprov one did.
