Russian grandmaster Sergey Smagin, vice-president of the Moscow Chess Federation, does not agree with the idea to change the format of the match for the world chess crown put forward by the reigning world champion, according to a number of media reports. Magnus Carlsen as a condition of his participation in the title fight in 2023. The essence of the possible new format is to keep three sets, each of which should consist of four classic games. At the end of each set, four quick games must be played in case of a tie and two more blitz games must be played if the winner is not announced here. Smagin stressed that such changes should be approached responsibly.
“First, there is no confirmed data that this is Carlsen’s proposal. This is one of the proposals that has been considered by someone somewhere, and Carlsen said it’s possible – I’ve heard of that version. As for the essence of the matter, it is possible to play according to any system. The main thing is not to throw the baby away with water. The classic title of world champion is pretty solid and has historical traditions and roots. And it is so easy to take everything and kill everything, succumb to temptation, roughly speaking, an extra million dollars, it seems to me not very promising, ”Smagin told socialbites.ca.
The expert noted that any time control other than the classical one violates the meaning of holding the World Championship in classical chess. He compared the situation to the rule-changing approach in football, where, according to Smagin, things rarely change.
“I don’t think there will be any significant changes in the 2023 game because it’s not clear what the offer itself improves. The main goal of the match for the title of world champion is to make it clear who is the best chess player in the world by classical control, who will “change his mind”. Other things are proxies, they are of an instantaneous nature. Most often, these are the interests of a particular person.
Generally speaking, I am a supporter of the position that the less you change, the better. Because any change is fraught with a mild attitude towards these things. In a sense, I would even compare it to the conservatism of football rules. Although there were changes, for many years they were completely insignificant. And in this case, time control in terms of determining the strongest chess player in the world is not the way you should try, ”the expert concluded.
Formerly Sergey Karyakin criticized the idea of arranging a match for the chess crown in three sets.
Source: Gazeta
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