You have to know why Magnus Carlsen isn’t playing at the World Chess Championship

Carlsen had to lose his mouse to make way with Nakamura in the semi-finals of the Chessable Masters

Carlsen lost in the loser’s final of the Chessable Masters because of a slip of his mouse, his last match as the world champion.

After drawing their first two games, the duo faced off in an Armageddon clash – similar to regular chess but black has draw odds, meaning that if black draws the game they win, and black starts with less time on the clock than white – to decide who would face Fabiano Caruana in the grand final.

And it was a moment of unfortunate luck which separated the two when Carlsen’s mouse slipped meaning he put his queen onto F6 which allowed it to be taken by Nakamura and seal the victory.

Five-time world champion Carlsen could be seen shouting and grimacing in frustration, as he was celebrated with a fist-bump while wearing a t-shirt that read “I literally don’t care” on the front.

I know he is the greatest player ever but he can’t win every match. Somebody can’t just get lucky every single time. It was just nice for a change to have something go my way.”

“It’s like comparing the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Socks. The Red Socks won the World Series in 1918, but they didn’t win again until 2004.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/sport/magnus-carlsen-mouse-slip-hikaru-nakamura-spt-intl/index.html

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“You know, the last couple years, I found a way to play well … I think the main thing is I don’t fall apart against Magnus. In the past, I would’ve fallen apart very quickly.”

The Norwegian is choosing to relinquish his mantel as world champion this year after withdrawing from this month’s World Chess Championship where he would have defended his title against world No. 2 Ian Nepomniachtchi.

In 2021, Carlsen had stated that he would give up his world title if his opponent was not a member of the next generation.

Garry Kasparov, who held the world title for 15 years, has gone as far as to call this year’s tournament a “kind of amputated event” because of Carlsen’s absence.

The Norwegian grandmaster has achieved a number of things, including being crowned world champion five times, achieved the highest ELO rating of all time, and is second in amount of time spent ranked first in the world.

Carlsen decided not to defend his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi, despite appearing to be at the peak of his powers.

“I feel I don’t have a lot to gain, I don’t particularly like [the championship matches], and although I’m sure a match would be interesting for historical reasons and all of that, I don’t have any inclination to play and I will simply not play the match,” he said on his sponsor’s podcast in July 2022.

Magnus made a decision and that is kind of an amputation. I have my own history with FIDE, so that’s why I’m not going to change my view about the FIDE Championship. Even though it is a great show, the match between Nepo and Ding is not a World Championship match since Magnus is not there.

The person who is known for being more methodical, solid and precise is the person named ding. Shortly after Carlsen’s announcement and his qualification for the World Chess Championship, Ding said it was the beginning of a “new era.”

“There are a lot of feelings around my mind right now that I have to deal with,” Ding told Chess.com. I am looking forward to fighting for the world title next year.

“I knew [Carlsen] had doubts, but I expected him to play. I am aware of it as well. Being world champion means a lot of responsibilities; there are a lot of things to handle.”

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