Magnus Carlsen criticises classical chess format after D Gukesh’s World Championship win: ‘Most likely the worst method as a result of…’

5-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has hit out on the classical chess format, claiming that the sooner type of the sport is “pure sport”. He mentioned that classical chess is the “worst” technique to declare who the perfect participant is as a result of it’s “too forgiving”.

‘Too straightforward to masks the deficiencies in your recreation’: Carlsen 

“It’s laborious to say precisely what measures the perfect participant general. I’d say that proper now, in order for you the form of chess during which you want probably the most well-rounded recreation, classical chess might be the worst method as a result of it’s kind of too forgiving. It’s too straightforward to masks the deficiencies in your recreation. And I feel in the event you’re in a position to deal with each sooner chess and freestyle, you might have coated loads of bases. You do have your fundamental sample, and fast techniques,” Carlsen mentioned on the Take Take Take podcast.

“Sooner chess, it’s a sport. It’s kind of a pure sport form of factor. However if you get to longer types of freestyle, it turns into like extra science, artwork,” he added.

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had even lately criticised the standard of the 2024 World Chess Championship match between India’s D Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren, which Gukesh received with a 7.5-6.5 margin. After 13 video games, the scores have been tied 6.5-6.5 and whereas it appeared like it could head to tie-breakers, a blunder from Ding in Sport 14 sealed a historic title for Gukesh. Tiebreakers observe the fast chess format.

“This doesn’t appear like a recreation between two World Championship contenders. It simply seems like perhaps the second spherical or third spherical of an open event. It’s prefer it’s the stage the place you play any individual who’s like first rate with openings however you then simply win with class,” the Norwegian Grandmaster had mentioned.

Carlsen had crushed Ian Nepomniachtchi to clinch the 2021 World Chess Championship tile, however determined to not defend his title in 2023. Ding, who completed second within the 2022 Candidates event took on Nepomniachtchi, the winner of the Candidates within the World Championship match. Ding emerged victorious within the match on tiebreaks. Gukesh had certified for the 2024 World Championship match in opposition to then defending champion Ding after profitable the Candidates event earlier this 12 months.

Gukesh, who turned the youngest-ever world chess champion, mentioned that Carlsen was nonetheless the perfect participant regardless of the Indian rising victorious. “Changing into the world champion doesn’t imply I’m the perfect participant, clearly that’s Magnus,”
Gukesh had mentioned.