Norilsk Nickel President Vladimir Potanin described Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren as a provocateur for his style of play in the match against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi for the world chess title.
“In terms of playing style, Liren doesn’t play like a sensible hard worker. It really puts pressure on it, intensifies it. I don’t know which is more provocative. I would say Dean. It was he who drove Jan into the coup exchange. And now Dean plays like a provocateur. Not only does he not hesitate, but also acts as a ringleader. And in general, it departs from the canonical image of a Chinese disciplined chess player, ”says Potanin “Match TV”.
After nine games, the score is 5-4 in favor of Nepomniachtchi. The tenth match will be played on Sunday, April 23 and will start at 12:00 Moscow time.
In the event of a draw in the 14-game match, a 4-match tie-break will be played. If the tie-break does not reveal the winner, chess players will play blitz.
The current world champion title holder is Magnus Carlsen of Norway. In 2021, he defeated Jan Nepomniachtchi 7.5-3.5 in the match for the chess crown.
Former Russian Alexey Sarana changed sports citizenship The 23-year-old European champion will represent Serbia. In February, it was learned that FIDE will allow Russian players to change their sports citizenship under an accelerated program.