Coach Ian Nepomniachtchi Potkin said that the grandmaster connects the future with Russia
The coach of the Russian grandmaster Jan Nepomniachtchi, Vladimir Potkin, commented on his statement about his unwillingness to play for the national team. The words of the specialist are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“Yan, of course, connects his future with Russia. He has come a long way in our country. When we talked, he always said that he intended to continue his chess career here,” Potkin said.
On July 21, Nepomniachtchi announced his unwillingness to play for the national team due to relations with the federation. “I don’t want to change sports citizenship. And in general, I do not want to change citizenship. At the same time, I don’t really want to play for the national team in the current relations with the federation, ”the chess player explained.
Nepomniachtchi is ranked second by the International Chess Federation. He is inferior to the former world champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
Source: Lenta
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