Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, who is currently fighting for the chess crown, shared his feelings from the first game he won.
“After playing F5, everything turned out to be very nice for Black. After that, the position already spoke for itself, I developed the pieces towards the center and that was enough to win.
I played 13 matches for the title of world champion and finally won. Parents, some friends have already congratulated, but in general now I try not to be too active on social networks, but to focus on the match, ”Nepomniachtchi said at the post-match press conference.
Nepomniachtchi played their second match against Chinese Ding Liren today and won. The first match between them ended in a draw.
It is worth noting that for the Russian this game was the first in his career in a match of this level, which he won.
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On July 20, it was learned that current world champion Magnus Carlsen refused to play against Nepomniachtchi. In 2021, Nepomniachtchi has already fought and defeated him for the crown.
Formerly Arkady Dvorkovich He talked about the draw in the first match of the Nepomniachtchi – Liren game..