Magnus Carlsen on prospect of a showdown towards D Gukesh: ‘Not a part of this circus anymore’

Reigning world No 1 Magnus Carlsen performed down the prospect of a showdown towards newly-crowned chess world champion D Gukesh, saying he wasn’t a part of “this circus anymore” whereas congratulating the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster on his phenomenal achievement.

Gukesh
turned the youngest world champion in chess historical past on Thursday after defeating Ding Liren in 58 strikes within the ultimate Classical sport of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore, profitable the occasion that was performed within the ‘Better of 14 Video games’ collection with a 7.5-6.5 scoreline.

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After his triumph in Singapore and the following emotional celebrations, Gukesh had hinted at defending his title towards the Norwegian chess icon sooner or later, including that he would love to check himself “towards the most effective participant on the earth”, describing it because the “hardest problem there’s in chess”.

Carlsen had determined towards defending his title final yr after reigning as chess world champion for a decade beginning together with his victory over Viswanathan Anand in 2013. And responding to Gukesh’s feedback within the press convention after
Sport 14 of the World Championship on Thursday, the 34-year-old added that he was unlikely to return to the game’s showpiece occasion anytime quickly.

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“It’s not going to be me. I imply, let’s discuss Gukesh and the match and so forth. I’m not a part of this circus anymore,” Carlsen stated on the Take Take Take YouTube channel.

Carlsen, nonetheless, did hail Gukesh’s feat as an “unimaginable achievement”. Gukesh not solely turned the second Indian after Anand to be topped world champion, he additionally ended up turning into the youngest participant ever to win the celebrated title,
breaking the file set by Garry Kasparov in 1985.

Magnus summarizes @DGukesh‘s approach to turning into world champion.

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“It’s an unimaginable achievement (by Gukesh), first he was down within the FIDE circuit, gained the match in Chennai on demand, then he had a tremendous efficiency within the Candidates match,” Carlsen added.

Gukesh was formally topped the 18th chess world champion on Friday, a day after his dramatic victory over Ding, receiving the winner’s medal and trophy together with a prize cash of US$1.3 million.