Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), admitted that he did not expect such a performance from the match played for the chess crown between Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi and Chinese representative Ding Liren.
“Of course, I was surprised by such a high performance of the match. I guess nobody including me expected this because both chess players are very strong. But such a performance speaks of the highest level of stress and the fact that classical chess continues to be super exciting for everyone.
Each of the participants fights more with himself than with his opponent. Even if they try to surprise each other, they put them in an uncomfortable situation,” Dvorkovich says. DEA News.
Today, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren play the eighth match for the chess crown.
socialbites.ca holds a text broadcast online duel.
After seven games, the score is 4:3 in favor of the Russians. Recall that the match between Nepomniachtchi and Liren was possible due to the refusal of the reigning champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen from the chess crown match against the Russians.
Formerly Vladimir Kramnik He reacted to the rumor that he was leading the Nepomniachtchi team.