Hans Niemann filed this Thursday, October 20, a lawsuit against several entities, among which is the world champion Magnus Carlsen. But how much money would he make if all the lawsuits turn out favorable? Here we tell you.
Although it is an atypical situation, it has happened throughout history that the world chess champion has decided not to defend his title, as could happen in the next World Chess Championship 2023. Here we tell you how many times this has happened.
The world champion, the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen has been proclaimed the winner of the 2022 edition Tata Steel tournament with one round remaining for its official completion.
The 17-year-old young Azeri talent won the World Rapid Championship after having a brilliant tournament, and Magnus Carlsen exploded against FIDE understanding that the tiebreaker criteria: ‘It's a completely idiotic rule’.
The match for the world title between Ian Niepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen ended a few days ago, however, it seems that this topic continues to be talked about. The first big news to shake the chess world after the match was Carlsen's resignation from defending his world title, unless the challenger was Alireza Firouzja. And now this.
Magnus Carlsen, world champion since 2013 and who has just defended his crown against Ian Niepomniachtchi, stated in the potcast of one of his sponsors, Unibet, that he would not play, he would not defend his title of champion agreed for February 2023 if the challenger is someone other than the French / Iranian Alireza Firouzja.
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