World chess champion Magnus Carlsen spoke about his future career plans after defeating Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the match for the world chess crown. Reported by VG.
The Norwegian thought about abandoning the title defense, as the negative aspects began to outweigh the positive. At the same time, he emphasized that the victory in the Candidates Tournament of 18-year-old Frenchman Alireza Firouzji could become the motivation for him to hold the meeting.
Carlsen added that he has no plans to retire from chess. The next goal, he called the achievement of the mark of 2900 rating points. Now he has 2865 points.
In the fight for the world chess crown, Carlsen defeated Nepomniachtchi with a score of 7.5: 3.5. The last batch took place on December 10. The defeat of the Russian grandmaster in the decisive match of the World Championship was the largest since 1993.
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