Hikaru Nakamura Says FIDE’s only Kept Rating Spot for Candidates Tournament Alive for Magnus Carlsen
INDIA, JUL 21 – FIDE retains the rating spot in the Candidates tournament to keep Magnus Carlsen's participation option open despite his refusal to compete for the world title, experts say.
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Hikaru Nakamura says FIDE’s only kept rating spot for Candidates tournament alive for Magnus Carlsen
The ratings spot is one of the many pathways to qualify for the eight-player Candidates tournament, which is the final step to challenging for the World Chess Championship title
·India
Read Full Article‘FIDE can’t accept Magnus has moved on’: Nakamura explains how FIDE is still trying to lure Carlsen back to World Chess Championship
If Hikaru Nakamura is to be believed, FIDE is still hoping that Magnus Carlsen will make a U-turn and compete in the World Chess Championship. According to Nakamura, that’s the only reason the rating spot in the Candidates Tournament still exists.
·Mumbai, India
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