MOSCOW, January 1, Oleg Bogatov. Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi, the silver medalist of matches for the world title, said that the main thing is to win the candidates tournament for the chess crown in 2024, and a record achievement is not an end in itself, but will be a pleasant bonus.
Grandmaster this spring in the world championship match The crown, held in Astana, was lost to the Chinese Ding Liren in a tiebreaker — 8.5-9.5. The Candidates Tournament will take place in April 2024 in Toronto. Previously, no one had managed to win this competition three times; Nepomniachtchi won twice.
““I don’t know how to answer you,” Nepomniachtchi said, talking about whether he managed to fully recover after the match in Kazakhstan. “Either there is energy, or no, but I'm not retiring from my career. I will do everything as usual and try to play as best as possible. It is clear that, as in previous tournaments, no one guarantees victory for me. I will prepare according to my own understanding, and everything else will be decided at the board.»
«There is only one place available and you must make every effort to take it. And records are a nice bonus, but nothing more,» the grandmaster added, commenting on the question of that he could become the first chess player in history to win the Candidates Tournament three times.
Read the full interview with Nepomniachtchi on the website rsport.ria.ru.
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