Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi says he lost his insomnia pills on the eve of the decisive game of the match with Ding Liren for the chess crown. Guard.
“I had some meds to make sure I could sleep. And at one o’clock in the morning I discovered that he was gone. I think the woman cleaning the room is just…” said Nepomniachtchi.
Nepomniachtchi also noted that he had three or four different pills, but disappeared due to lack of sleep.
Recall that on April 30, Liren defeated the Russians in a tie-break match for the chess crown and became the 17th world champion. Nepomniachtchi earned the right to a championship match with world champion Magnus Carlsen after winning the 2022 Candidates’ Tournament. But the Norwegian refused to defend the title last summer, with his Russian rival Ding Liren, who finished second in the Candidates’ Tournament.
Former Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi get away Silver medal at the award ceremony held after the match for the chess crown he lost to Chinese Ding Liren.