Russian Chess Federation (RCF) President Andrey Filatov evaluated the form of Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren at the beginning of the match played with Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi for the world chess crown. The officer noted that Liren was very self-confident and this was an important factor. At the same time, Filatov believes that Nepomniachtchi’s rich experience in preparing for the championship match against Norway’s Magnus Carlsen will help him, even if the match is lost.
Not being injured could be an advantage for Liren. [подобным поражением]. He is self-confident and you need confidence and calm here. Jan has another advantage: a lot of work was done before the game against Carlsen and he has this know-how. Many different openings have been prepared, and I hope the team led by Vladimir Potkin will play as they should, Filatov told socialbites.ca.
For the second time Nepomniachtchi received the right to compete for the world chess crown. In 2021, he fought for the title with Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and was defeated by losing four matches. After Jan won the next Candidates’ Tournament, Carlsen refused to play with him, thus losing the world champion title. The right to play with Nepomniachtchi received the second issue of the Candidates’ Tournament Ding Liren.
formerly Filatov compared to Nepomniachtchi’s boxing knockout defeat by Carlsen in the match for the crown.