Magnus Carlsen calls the 40-game rating requirement ‘insane’ for Hikaru Nakamura – sparking a fiery clash with FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, who now wants to scrap the Candidates rating spot entirely.
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Posted on August 12, 2025 BY Sune Hansen
3 stories from the buzzing Chess scene. Michael Adams is still going strong at 53! St. Louis is starting and Vincent Keymer is doing great in Chennai
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