World Chess Championship

This is an alternate World Chess Championship timeline since 1993, in which Garry Kasparov never split from FIDE.

History
Anish Giri, winner of the 2020 world chess championship, refused to play the 2021 match against Ian Nepomniachtchi in protest of the match conditions and a disagreement with FIDE. As a result, Ian won the match on forfeit and instead played a match against Magnus Carlsen, runner-up in the 2021 candidates tournament and 2018 world championship.

Giri later came to terms with FIDE and negotiated to play a match with the winner of the Nepomniachtchi-Carlsen match, which was won by Nepo. A best-of-12 games Nepomniachtchi-Giri match is to take place in April 2022.