do you think magnus will opt out of playing the world championship if nepo wins candidates?

@ohcomeon_1 said in #10:
> I don't know whether Carlsen will play Nepo if Nepo wins the candidates, but I do know that he should. Once you become a world champion, with all the glory and cash thrown at you, you also take on the responsibility for the integrity of the world championship title. Its prestige has survived Fischer, it has survived Kasparov/FIDE split. But if Magnus refuses to defend it and keeps on playing competitive chess and stays number one on the FIDE rating's list, that could be the final blow.
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> So, please, Magnus, defend your title. Some things are just bigger than you.

Exactly, that is why I made the thread at lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/if-magnus-doesnt-defend-his-title-should-he-be-stripped-of-2003-2021-titles

(I meant to type 2013 when I created the thread, not 2003)

@ohcomemon_1

I think that's exactly true. At least be a man, Magnus. It would destroy the chess community if (let's say Ian) Nepo wins the World Championship. Everyone knows Magnus is a lot better than Nepomniachtchi.

That's part of the reason I'm rooting for Fabi to win Candidates. So Magnus will play.

My £1 worth on the subject.

It should be mandatory for the current WC to play the Candidates winner UNLES they officially retire before the Candidates tournament starts. Everyone then knows the position.

They should then be barred from competing again for the WC for at least 5 years. If you want to retire as WC, then fair enough.

If you’re the current WC and you see the winner of the Candidate tournament as ‘inferior’ then why wouldn’t you want to play them? Easy pay check and an easy win to stay WC. Win win situation.

Why would he opt out?

@metsfan27 said in #12:
> @ohcomemon_1
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> I think that's exactly true. At least be a man, Magnus. It would destroy the chess community if (let's say Ian) Nepo wins the World Championship. Everyone knows Magnus is a lot better than Nepomniachtchi.
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> That's part of the reason I'm rooting for Fabi to win Candidates. So Magnus will play.

Amazing how easy it is to take something that was meant to be about the integrity of the world championship title and turn into a Nepo hating thing...

Sorry not what I meant

@metsfan27 said in #16:
> Sorry not what I meant

Sorry if that's not what you meant. Knee-jerk reaction on my part, everyone seems to be belittling Nepo now...

Depends on the money. Sponsors might not be to willing to pay too much after the last match between these two.

@ohcomeon_1 said in #17:
> Sorry if that's not what you meant. Knee-jerk reaction on my part, everyone seems to be belittling Nepo now...

I was just saying that since we viewed Nepo vs. Carlsen last World Championship, it would be interesting to see a new challenger. I know Fabi played Magnus in the World Chess Championship of 2018. I was rooting for Rapport or Radjabov to win the Candidates, but that just seems unlikely now.

I just wanted to see a new challenger for the World Championship and not Nepo twice in a row...