Magnus Carlsen Calls Hikaru Nakamura’s Candidates Qualification Strategy “Shameless”

Magnus Carlsen Calls Hikaru Nakamura’s Candidates Qualification Strategy “Shameless”

In a recent interview with Take Take Take, chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen delivered a blunt assessment of his rival, Hikaru Nakamura’s, strategy to qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament. Carlsen called Nakamura’s decision to play in lower-rated tournaments “shameless” but also conceded that it was the “pragmatic” and “right thing to do.” He also did not hold back in his criticism of FIDE, the world’s chess governing body. Nakamura, the cu…