It has been a poorly kept secret that Magnus Carlsen is not the biggest supporter of today’s World Cup format, where twelve games are played in long chess. After the victory against Jan Nepomnyashchy in December 2021, Carlsen and his team were clear that lightning and fast chess are far more interesting than long chess. This should also be a theme when the Norwegian star after the sixth met Fide president Arkady Dvorkovich in Madrid last week. Both the Financial Times and The Guardian have sources that the meeting took place, and the former experience that Carlsen and the Fide top have discussed a new World Cup format. WATER: Jan Nepomnyashchij won the candidate tournament and has again qualified for the World Cup. Photo: PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP According to the two reputable newspapers, the Fide leadership must also have given Carlsen a deadline to decide whether he will compete in a new title fight. Hevdar Carlsen must give a World Cup answer as soon as the World Cup deadline is set for July 20, but the newspapers write that August 7 is a more probable date since there will then be presidential elections in Fide. news has been in contact with father and manager Henrik Carlsen about the alleged Fide meeting, but he will not comment on the case. POSSIBLE REPRESENTATION: According to tradition, it will be Jan Nepomnyashchij who meets Carlsen in the WC. But it is not certain that the Norwegian will. Photo: Gunnar Bratthammer / news After the triumph against Nepomnyashchy last year, Carlsen went so far as to suggest that it was his last World Cup match if the next opponent did not come from “the next generation”. – For those who expect me to play the World Cup next time, the chance that they will be disappointed is very great, Carlsen said at the time. But since then, Carlsen has not given a definitive answer about his own World Cup participation. After “Nepo” won the candidate tournament earlier in July, there has been tension over whether the opponent’s name is Carlsen or Ding Liren, who was number two in the tournament. – Very exciting format In addition to getting a WC deadline, the Fide tops and Carlsen will also have discussed a new WC format. The Russian online newspaper sport-express.ru claims that Carlsen has demanded that the World Cup rules be drastically changed by introducing a tennis-like format, which contains elements of long, lightning and fast chess. This article made Carlsen react. – Fake news, Carlsen wrote on Twitter last week and linked to an article on the topic. It is unclear, for example, whether Carlsen is critical of the reports that he has made demands or whether he believes that the discussions about a new World Cup format have not taken place. Henrik Carlsen has not wanted to elaborate on the “fake news” message to news. False news or not – chess expert Atle Grønn thinks it is high time to move away from today’s version of the World Cup in long chess. POSITIVE: news’s chess expert Atle Grønn thinks the latest proposal is exciting. Photo: Jørund Wessel Carlsen / news – It is a very exciting format. I am impressed with the creativity of the proposal. It protects classic chess, at the same time makes the whole format more dynamic, says Grønn to news. He continued: – I mean classic long chess is in a crisis. It is not entirely adapted to our time. I think this is promising. Several proposals from Carlsen Grønn do not think the settlement last year against “Nepo” had sufficient interest from the public. – We need to liven up the World Cup match more, and I think it is clear to the group of spectators that one can not have ten draws in a row to be interested. Carlsen has previously come up with a proposal that involved four games of fast chess every day. This also did not receive a lukewarm reception since the long jacket will then disappear completely, says Grønn. Carlsen also proposed another solution in 2015. At that time, a knockout tournament was wanted. The Norwegian believed that this would give even more chess players the opportunity to become world champions, at the same time as it would create more buzz around chess.
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Hevdar Carlsen was in a “secret” Fide meeting – has been given a World Cup deadline – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule
