Magnus Carlsen is not going to defend world title subsequent 12 months
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If Magnus Carlsen doesn't defend his title, Ian Nepomniachtchi is prone to face the runner up within the current Candidates event, China's Ding Liren.
Magnus Carlsen is not going to defend his world championship in 2023 towards Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi as he's not motivated to play one other match, the Norwegian five-time champion stated in a podcast on Wednesday. "I really feel I haven't got rather a lot to achieve, I do not notably like (the championship matches), and though I am certain a match can be fascinating for historic causes and all of that, I haven't got any inclination to play and I'll merely not play the match," he stated on the podcast for his sponsor Unibet.
"In the end the conclusion stands, one which I am fairly comfy with, one which I've thought rather a lot about for a very long time now, I might say greater than a 12 months... since lengthy earlier than the final match" through which he beat Nepomniachtchi with out shedding a sport, Carlsen stated.
"And I've spoken to folks in my group, I've spoken to FIDE, I spoke to Ian as properly. And the conclusion is, it is quite simple, that I'm not motivated to play one other match," stated Carlsen, who has spent over a decade because the top-ranked participant on the planet.
If Carlsen doesn't defend his title, Nepomniachtchi is prone to face the runner up within the current Candidates event, China's Ding Liren.
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