The candidates to find a challenger to play Ding Liren in December starts soon.
There is another chess coincidence in the making. Ding won the world title because
Carlsen did not want to play in the final. (Ding came 2nd in the 2022 candidates)
And Abasov is in the candidates because Carlsen did not want to play.
Carlsen qualified for the candidates by winning the world cup. Carlsen beat Abasov
in the semi-final of the world cup. Abasov took his qualifying spot.
The coincidence markers are they there...
There is another chess coincidence in the making. Ding won the world title because
Carlsen did not want to play in the final. (Ding came 2nd in the 2022 candidates)
And Abasov is in the candidates because Carlsen did not want to play.
Carlsen qualified for the candidates by winning the world cup. Carlsen beat Abasov
in the semi-final of the world cup. Abasov took his qualifying spot.
The coincidence markers are they there...