Magnus Carlsen said it was confident to win the Blitz world championship, but after Ian Nepomniachtchi returned to the final, his “confidence was shaken” and he decided to crush the trophy. Carlsen Shard does not regret his actions or the controversy that followed.
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The world’s n ° 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen shares the title of the World Blitz 2024 championship with the Grand Master Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi at the end of 2024 had led to a massive controversy in the world of sport. The former world champion also faced match fixing claims. It was the first time in the story that the title of the World Blitz Championship was shared between two players, and things got worse after a video of Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi who planned to play “short prints” in the Brais de Lie Until the International Federation of Chess, Fide, decides to decide to share the title has become viral.
The Indian Director General Srinath Narayanan and the American Grand Master Hans Niemann were one of the players of star chess who criticized Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi for having shared the title of Blitz and questioned the decision taken by Fide. Carlsen, 34, however, has now published a complete explanation of what led him to accept to share a title of world chess champion.
Carlsen says he was afraid of losing the title of world blitz
Talk to Take A condominium chess platform by the Norwegian, Carlsen revealed that he feared losing the final of the World Blitz champion after the sensational return of Nepomniachtchi, led him to share the title.
“I mean, this is not at all an disrespectful question. I mean, I am very open to the fact that I do not have quite the same engine as me. It slipped at one point that I felt like after the return, he made it would have been very hard if he had not obtained his first world championship title because of this, “said declared Carlsen. ” Other than that, you know, I thought of course I was going to win the match. was shaken a little.
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Speaking of the experts’ reaction, Carlsen said that there was practically no time for him during equality breaks to carefully reflect on the decision he made.
“So I didn’t feel confident that I was going to win, so it was a combination of this feeling that it would be a great solution in part also that you know how to get out of there with the title of world champion and I thought honestly That it would be a good time and I always think it was. In addition, I think people were able to realize that at that time, like, you know, you don’t always think very clearly. Like, there is always, like a two -minute break between the rounds. Like, you don’t really have time to go rest at all. And I didn’t think about everything. “”
Carlsen also established a parallel with the high jump event at the Tokyo Olympic Games where two athletes (the Italian athlete Gianmarco Tamberi and the Mutaz Barshim of Qatar) decided to share the gold medal instead of participating in A boot after having recorded the same height in the event.
“Of course, you know, it turned out, as people did not really take it as I thought, like what happened with the high jump to the Olympic Games and everything. Who is, who is, of course, well, ”said Carlsen.
Carlsen: “Happy with the way things ended”
The five -time world champion Carlsen, which was also at the forefront of the battle for the Freestyle chess operation with Fide, clearly said that he did not regret sharing the title Blitz 2024.
“No, no, no, I am, you know, I’m happy with the way things ended. The only thing is that I probably didn’t think about everything, “said Carlsen.
During the World Blitz 2024 championship final, Carlsen took a 2-0 lead, but Nepomniachtchi organized a return, winning the following two games. This led to a sudden shot, which ended with three consecutive prints. Carlsen then proposed to share the title, a suggestion accepted by Nepomniachtchi and Fide.
