Kasparov: 'Carlsen is still chess.'
Kasparov considers the chess history that has 16 world champions, starting from Wilhelm Steinitz in 1886 to Magnus Carlsen in 2013. The world champion player in the period 1985-2000 said that anyone who wants to be admitted is chess king 17th, will have to win Carlsen in a throne match.
"If Carlsen retired," Kasparov told Grand Chess Tour on 24/7. "And if he continues his career, a match without Carlsen cannot be considered a chess throne. The winner in the match between Nepomniachtchi and Dinh cannot be the 17th world champion."
Kasparov is the highest Elo player in history until Carlsen passes. He first won the world championship in 1985, after the disqualification of Anatoly Karpov with a victory of 15-13 through 28 standard game in Moscow. He had defended the throne five times, before losing that title in Vladimir Kramnik in 2000.
Kasparov was controversial when he did not play the World Chess Final held by Fide in 1993. He said that Fide did not create an attractive bonus for him to join the Nigel Short challenge. Instead, Kasparov established a professional chess association (PCA) to organize separate matches to delimit chess throne. In the period 1993-2005, Fide champions were not considered by the experts to be chess. That title is said to be delineated from the PCA's throne match.
Like Kasparov in 1993, Carlsen has no current competitor. He became chess king in 2013 after defeating Viswanathan Anand in Chennai, India. Since then, the Norwegian player has successfully defended the throne. In the last final of 2021, Carlsen won the Nepomniachtchi 7.5-3.5.
Carlsen is said to want to integrate the flag quickly and blink into the world chess final, but Fide has not approved. Kasparov said that chess chess is increasingly popular, and millions of new fans of this subject want to see the chess faster and more lightning.
"We can't play for fun, but we have to play for the audience," Kasparov said. "It is impossible to make them sit for eight hours to watch a game. Fide can hold a standard match, but should add a quick flag."
