Will Magnus Play Candidates 2024 Draft. In a fresh podcast interview released monday, gm magnus carlsen talked about his two favorites for the candidates tournament that begins in toronto on april 4, his future in. As expected, magnus carlsen has now announced on his x account that he won't be playing in the candidates tournament in toronto in april, even though he qualified by winning the world cup 2023 and by being the world's number one.
On wednesday, august 16, chess grand master magnus carlsen announced his withdrawal from candidates 2024. I think he could play even if he didn’t want to play the championship finals but the organisers might ask the candidates participants to commit to playing for the wc title if they won the.