This is in stark contrast to last year’s WC in chess, where Carlsen won his fifth straight WC trophy. In April, he relinquished the WC title. All World Cup matches in Long Chess have been lengthy with great demands on preparations. The tension is intense, and Carlsen believes he no longer has anything to prove. Magnus Carlsen’s WC titles 2013: Against Vishy Anand (6.5-3.5) 2014: Against Vishy Anand (6.5-4.5) 2016: Against Sergej Karjakin (6-6, victory in replay) 2018: Against Fabiano Caruana (6-6, win in replay) 2021: Against Jan Nepomnjashchij (7.5-3.5) He now opens up about trying to take back the world champion title: – I don’t want to speculate on the probability, but I don’t rule it out in the future. Especially not if there are changes in the WC format, he said in an interview with Icelandic Ruv. – A tremendous amount of nerve pressure To news, father and manager Henrik Carlsen elaborates: – When it comes to the format, the opening preparations are now so time-consuming and limiting for the actual game of classical chess at the top level that Magnus must have gotten a little tired of the WC cycles, says Henrik Carlsen. DAD: Henrik Carlsen is rarely far away from his son when he plays tournaments. Has from the WC in blitz and rapid chess in Moscow in space Christmas 2019. Photo: Jørund Wessel Carlsen / news Dad and manager Henrik have been close to Carlsen in all WC matches and witnessed how a WC match breaks down the players. Magnus Carlsen has the following message to news about which format will make him make a WC comeback. – It is not up to me to propose, but I want a shorter reflection period and more parties, says Magnus Carlsen to news. – I believe that you should have a longer reflection period in fischer chess, it is more complex. And shorter thinking time in normal chess, Carlsen elaborates. After the victory in London in 2018, he had barely received the trophy before he launched an idea that the WC should be based more on blitz and rapid chess. After the match against “Nepo” in December, he came up with new jabs at the format. Nothing happened, and Carlsen gave up. – It’s a lot of work and a lot of nerve pressure. He has felt that he must win. It is much worse than if you are a challenger. Then you have the opportunity to achieve something exceptional, explains Henrik Carlsen. Carlsen’s big dilemma Carlsen’s World Cup no didn’t exactly come like a troll in a box; he had previously announced that Alireza Firouzja, the Frenchman touted as the new star, was the only one he wanted to meet. – One part of me hoped that he would win, one part of me did not hope so, says Carlsen. A new World Cup match against Nepomnjashchij was obviously very unappealing. Thus, the next WC match will be between Jan Nepomnjashchij and Chinese Ding Liren. And next time, Carlsen can fight for the WC title. – He has played in the WC many times, I don’t know if he has concrete thoughts about a comeback ever. It can be a bit spicy to open up to the possibility sometime in the future. That’s probably what some people wanted to hear, says dad Henrik Carlsen. – Would you like to estimate the chance of Magnus Carlsen playing in the WC again? – I usually say that “when it comes to the future, the only people who can figure it out are bookmakers”. I don’t know if they have odds on that, I don’t. – Would you put money on it? – It depends on the odds, answers Henrik Carlsen.
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