Chess World Shocked: Magnus Carlsen Throws Down the Gauntlet!!
2 min readDec 16, 2021
Now that his defense of the world championship is over with, and Nepo collapsing like a house of cards, Magnus Carlsen shocks the chess world. He has announced that he will only defend his title against Alireza Firouzja. If Firouzja does not win the Candidates Tournament this next time around, the Carlsen will, like Bobby Fischer before him, resign his title.
