Russian grandmaster Daniil Dubov answered the question whether he would be happy with Ian Nepomniachtchi’s victory over Ding Liren in the chess crown match.
“I don’t care! For me, this game is El Clasico in Miami.
Although I am curious to look at a world where the world chess champion is a Russian. What will happen next? After all, Yan’s team stated that they only have Western sponsors, calmly allowed to play tournaments. As a result, its sole sponsor is Norilsk Nickel. Ding is China, which is the Asian market. Not bad for chess, either,” Dubov explains. “Championship”.
China’s Ding Liren and Russia’s Yang Nepomniachtchi drew in the 11th match of the World Championship yesterday.
The score is 6-5 in favor of Nepomniachtchi. The 12th match of the fight for the chess crown will be played tomorrow, April 26, starting at 12:00 Moscow time. The Russian will play black.
In the previous match for the chess crown, Daniil Dubov assisted the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in the match against the same Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Formerly Elmira Mirzoyeva Two factors have been identified that will play a decisive role in the match between Nepomniachtchi and Liren.