Ana Muzičuk, ukrajinska Džodi Foster
Aleksandra Botez
Ni sestra Andrea nije za bacanje, ili jeste, kako ko shvati..
Ayelén Martinez
Sopiko Guramišvili, inače gospođa Giri
i kol'ko da ne zaboravimo odakle smo, Sandra Đukić

"An expected, but no less shameful decision by FIDE,” said Karjakin. “All sports selections have been trampled, the basic principle that sport is out of politics has been trampled. Most importantly, first of all I am a patriot of my country and only second of all I am an athlete. If I thought back to the situation when I supported the president of Russia, the people and the army I would have done the same thing! I don’t regret anything.”
In an interview further below we can clearly see that the five time world champion's participation for a World Championship match is currently seriously walking the plank.
Have you come closer to making a decision on being part of the 2023 World Championship match?
I haven’t decided yet (on playing the 2023 WC match). I am not 100% sure that I will play. What’s holding me back — at this point — is that I want to see how I feel when the Candidates tournament is going on. When that tournament finishes — how I feel at that point — will decide if I want to play (the match or not).
Has your decision been influenced by the fact that a majority of your identity has been linked to your World Championship titles?
Yes, that is for sure. Frankly, featuring in tournaments like the Norway chess, the Olympiad make me happier than being part of the World championships. I just love playing chess but don’t love playing the World championship.
While you would remain an active player, have you thought of concentrating your energies on other sporting disciplines?
No, I don’t think so. The level of activity I have in chess — I don’t think I will achieve that in any other sport. So, for the moment I am happy to play chess, especially the faster time controls. I love chess in general and will continue playing the sport.
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