MOSCOW, Aug 31 Norwegian Magnus Carlsen called the fear of losing one of the important reasons refusal to participate in the match for the world chess crown with the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi. In July, the reigning world champion Carlsen announced his refusal to play the match for the world chess crown with Nepomniachtchi, who won the Candidates Tournament. The Norwegian defended the title four times, the last time he beat Nepomniachtchi in 2021. Now, in 2023, Nepomniachtchi has to fight the Chinese Ding Liren, who finished second in the Candidates Tournament, for the title. winning most competitions than winning the world championship because it was mostly a relief back then.I also think I enjoy winning more now than before because I feel like I'm a little more relaxed now and I also know that it won't last forever, so every little win I appreciate a lot more now.Fear of losing is a big reason why I'm not going to play for the world title because it didn't give me much joy.It really came down to to avoid losing,» Carlsen said in a podcast on the YouTube channel of artificial intelligence researcher Lex Friedman.
