Russian chess player Ian Nepomniachtchi shared his feelings about his victory over Chinese Ding Liren in the fifth match of the match for the chess crown.
“Now I am more than five, less happy than him. I don’t care if Magnus follows the meeting. It seems to have become a streamer,” nepomniachtchi quotes: TASS.
Nepomniachtchi played with the white pieces. The match ended in the 48th move. The Russian grandmaster rules the match with a score of 3:2. The sixth installment will take place tomorrow, April 16. The Russian will play with the black pieces. Recall that the match was held in Astana (Kazakhstan).
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.
Former Chairman of the Sports and Physical Culture Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan Serik Sapiyev called advantage Jan Nepomniachtchi defeated Ding Liren in the match for the chess crown.