So Ian Nepomniachtchi outlasts Giri, MVL and Caruana in a solid Candidates tournament field and wins the right to face Magnus Carlsen in Dubai in November and December, for all the marbles.
Nepo is something of a nemesis to Carlsen. Carlsen has a very poor record against Nepo in classical chess. Here's a video from agadmator where he talks about it a little. Carlsen has since this video won a match or two against Nepo but it is still pretty lopsided. I believe that Nepo is the only player in the top 100 or 200 or so to have a winning record against Carlsen. He actually has a strong record against all former world champions. Nepo has an attacking style and so there's a decent chance there are going to be more decisive games and fewer draws than the last championship.
Not sure if there's enough interest to have a thread but chess is having a bit of a renaissance. Let's see if we can get double digit posts before the tournament starts in November.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAu_TyiBFNE
Nepo is something of a nemesis to Carlsen. Carlsen has a very poor record against Nepo in classical chess. Here's a video from agadmator where he talks about it a little. Carlsen has since this video won a match or two against Nepo but it is still pretty lopsided. I believe that Nepo is the only player in the top 100 or 200 or so to have a winning record against Carlsen. He actually has a strong record against all former world champions. Nepo has an attacking style and so there's a decent chance there are going to be more decisive games and fewer draws than the last championship.
Not sure if there's enough interest to have a thread but chess is having a bit of a renaissance. Let's see if we can get double digit posts before the tournament starts in November.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAu_TyiBFNE