Magnus Carlsen has been the
#1
chess grandmaster since July 2011. Now, there is shocking news. After leading the chess world for almost 11 years, he is retiring from chess. What is going on?
For the people who don’t know who Carlsen is, he is a professional chess player (also known as a grandmaster) that has been number one for over a decade. He was the youngest grandmaster ever; he obtained this title at the age of 13 years old! Crazy, right?
Beating Magnus Carlsen doesn’t ensure that you’re better than him. You need to prove that you can beat him multiple times to show your power and gain rating points. Then, you will be first.
Now that Carlsen is surrendering his position, many grandmasters will fight to take his position. Now, they can’t just play easily on each other. He will skip the upcoming world chess championship. This means that whoever wins the championship will be able to take Magnus’ “crown.”
“His decision not to defend the title is undoubtedly a disappointment for the fans and bad news for the spectacle,” said Arkady Dvorkovich, the president of the International Chess Federation.
“I have not come any closer to deciding on playing another match than I was before, but there are also times when I am not a hundred percent sure. I will make that decision later. But if there are some who expect and hope that I will say yes to playing, then I have to prepare them for a disappointment.” he spoke. “I told Peter and the team that I knew very well that I wanted this to be the last one. When I played in Dubai, I had no particular idea that I would win the match, but I wanted to avoid losing the match so that I could retire while undefeated in World Championship matches.”
Even though he said that he doesn’t want to play anymore, he is known to change his mind.
Even though it is disappointing to Carlsen’s fans, he is allowed to make his own choices. Also, who will be able to win the championship and take over for Carlsen? Can his fans successfully convince Carlsen to continue playing? We will see!
#1
chess grandmaster since July 2011. Now, there is shocking news. After leading the chess world for almost 11 years, he is retiring from chess. What is going on?
For the people who don’t know who Carlsen is, he is a professional chess player (also known as a grandmaster) that has been number one for over a decade. He was the youngest grandmaster ever; he obtained this title at the age of 13 years old! Crazy, right?
Beating Magnus Carlsen doesn’t ensure that you’re better than him. You need to prove that you can beat him multiple times to show your power and gain rating points. Then, you will be first.
Now that Carlsen is surrendering his position, many grandmasters will fight to take his position. Now, they can’t just play easily on each other. He will skip the upcoming world chess championship. This means that whoever wins the championship will be able to take Magnus’ “crown.”
“His decision not to defend the title is undoubtedly a disappointment for the fans and bad news for the spectacle,” said Arkady Dvorkovich, the president of the International Chess Federation.
“I have not come any closer to deciding on playing another match than I was before, but there are also times when I am not a hundred percent sure. I will make that decision later. But if there are some who expect and hope that I will say yes to playing, then I have to prepare them for a disappointment.” he spoke. “I told Peter and the team that I knew very well that I wanted this to be the last one. When I played in Dubai, I had no particular idea that I would win the match, but I wanted to avoid losing the match so that I could retire while undefeated in World Championship matches.”
Even though he said that he doesn’t want to play anymore, he is known to change his mind.
Even though it is disappointing to Carlsen’s fans, he is allowed to make his own choices. Also, who will be able to win the championship and take over for Carlsen? Can his fans successfully convince Carlsen to continue playing? We will see!
