Chessable Masters in April to be Magnus Carlsens last tournament as world champion
Magnus Carlsens last tournament as the world champion will be at next months Chessable Masters, the events organisers Chess.com announced on Wednesday. The tournament will run from April 4 to 7, while the FIDE World Chess Championships between GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Ding Liren will start from April 7 in Kazakhstans Astana. Carlsen refused to defend this throne at this years event. The 32-year-old has held the title for a decade. Joining Carlsen at the Chessable Masters will be Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana. Carlsen won the event in 2020, while So is the 2021 champion. At last years Chessable Masters, which featured just 16 players, Ding had defeated Indias Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the final. This years tournament will be an expanded version.
Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 1:30 am