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The Next World Champion

Keymer can but firou has more chance, but radja :/ i dont think so
@GambitGerard It is hard say when they are so yong but I think we can also put Praggnanandhaa on the list as a rising star.
He has 2608 rating in classical and I believe he is still 14...

But from that to being a world champion is a long journey and this generation will be mixed with Firouzja... And I strongly believe Firouzja will become a World Champion some day.
Sadly for me the original question from the topic is way harder to answer when the subject is the Women World Champion... Hou Yifan is currently the only one above 1600... Maybe Aleksandra Goryachkina?
Firouzja is only 1/2 years older, so there is a chance Firouzja becomes a world champion and must defend it against Praggnanandhaa...
The whole current generation has missed its chance. Giri, Naka, Caruana, Radja - essentially any player aged over 25 right now will NEVER become World Champion.

The next World Champion is aged about 16 now. I do not know who it is.

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