It is between Nepomniachtchi, Nakamura, and Gukesh now.
Yes Nepomniachtchi lost two World Championship matches, the second one in rapid tiebreakers.
In both matches he had problems with his nerves and he could have won both matches.
Match play is tenser than tournament play.
Most interesting would for Gukesh to win.
Who deserves the 2024 Caninidates win/ Who are you rooting for?
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PSA: Please recognize and respect all Candidates players, and recognize that they're all hard working people who are extremely good at chess. Their candidates spot is hard earned.
I am rooting for Hikaru, just because I watch him a lot, and has a great track against ding, who's already in poor form. He's charismatic and pretty funny.
I think Fabiano deserves the win, because he's the world #2, consistently good results, very close to beating Magnus, and generally a great person.
I really wish Nepo doesn't win, because no offense, if you've lost the title twice, you should probably give someone else a try. Also, he participates less in actual tournys.