Magnus Carlsen will not defend his world championship title in 2023 against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi. The five-times title winner will instead aim for a new record playing level.
Carlsen explained, in a podcast for Unibet: “ I am not motivated to play another match. I feel that I don’t have a lot to gain, and I will simply not play.” He said that he had thought about his decision since well before the 2021 series where he defeated Nepomniachtchi without losing a game.
