Breaking chess news || 20th July 2022 || Magnus will not defend World title

Hi all

Breaking news! Checking Reddit chess this morning I noticed this post:
"Magnus skips world championship match"

https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/w3jcu7/mega_thread_magnus_carlsen_will_not_defend_world/

According to the article, the world’s number one chess champion has announced his decision to not defend his crown in 2023. He has indicated the following:

"I have informed my team, FIDE and Jan that I will not play the upcoming World Cup match in long chess, says Carlsen and adds that "I am not motivated to play another World Cup match". -

- Magnus Carlsen

See:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/731662901?h=2616c56ab5

World championship Candidates Implications - stakes rise after the event

In retrospect now, the game Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura has now had the stakes raised for being World title challenger. See blog post at: https://lichess.org/blog/YsTt4hIAAB8Ay0Ir/candidates-day-14-nakamura-and-ding-battle-for...-possibly-nothing

It means potentially we will be seeing a match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren to decide the next World Chess champion. Who are your bets on? Use the Discuss in forum button at end of blog to discuss :)

This game is potentially now one of the most important games of the year thus far:

Magnus recently played Judit Polgar in a park in Madrid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFdbVVDtzck

An example of Magnus's amazing Chess Intuition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O2EzU19fC8

Magnus Carlsen video playlist

Check my Magnus Carlsen playlist on youtube:

https://kingscrusher.tv/carlsen

Blimey!

Other sources

English source: https://www.unibet.co.uk/blog/other-sports/chess/breaking-news-magnus-carlsen-will-not-play-in-the-2023-world-chess-championship/

Norwegian news: https://www.vg.no/sport/i/jaolge/carlsen-gir-fra-seg-vm-tittelen-ikke-motivert

https://www.nrk.no/sport/magnus-carlsen-sier-nei-til-ny-vm-match-1.16043772

https://www.tv2.no/sport/14958013/

Key Takeaway points

• Magnus Carlsen was not messing around with the idea of not defending his title - some had thought maybe he was trying to strike a deal with FIDE for some changes to format
• The Chess World is changing rapidly
• Perhaps there will be a match between Nepo and Liren to decide the next World champion

I hope you enjoyed this blog post :)
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