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A remarkable penultimate round at the Sinquefield Cup saw Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana and Alireza Firouzja scoring full points to climb to shared first place with 4½ points each. For Caruana, however, it is all but impossible to win the event, as he will not play in Sunday’s final round, when he was supposed to face Magnus Carlsen. In the one draw of the day, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov managed to escape with a half point from an inferior position against Leinier Dominguez. | Photo: Gra...

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen withdrew after he was beaten by Hans Niemann, who is ranked world no. 40. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Four theory-heavy draws were seen in round 7 of the Sinquefield Cup. Wesley So did not play on Friday — he was paired up against Magnus Carlsen — but kept the sole lead nonetheless. With two rounds to go, Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi are the leader’s closest chasers. So is set to face Firouzja with black on Saturday. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Bryan Adams

It was a hard-fought day with four draws as GM Wesley So continues to lead the Sinquefield Cup, the final leg of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour. With So having a bye round today it was an opportunity for his competitors to close the distance, but with just two rounds left it’s only Alireza Firouzja […]

Even Elon Musk is tweeting about it.

Elon Musk shares a chess meme about top chess players Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, and the idea that anal beads were used for the cheater.

In his Power Play Show, Daniel King looks in detail at the game Alireza Firouzja v. Levon Aronian from the Sinquefield Cup — a fascinating attacking game! You will be able to test your attacking and calculating skills. | Power Play is on air most Fridays. Watch it on-demand with a ChessBase Premium account. All the usual puzzles, games and instruction will be on offer.

Wesley So defeated fellow American Hans Neimann with a 59-move victory of a Petroff Defense for a full point and secured the solo lead after six rounds of the Grand Chess Tour’s Sinquefield Cup 2022 on Thursday, Sept. 8. So is gunning for his second Sinquefield Cup title with two wins and four dra

Wesley So is the only player with a +2 score at the Sinquefield Cup after his win over Hans Niemann in Thursday’s sixth round. With three rounds to go, two players stand close behind on +1: Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alireza Firouzja. While Nepo drew Fabiano Caruana in round 6, Firouzja got a rather quick, albeit bumpy, victory over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Levon Aronian also scored a full point, as he defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to return to a fifty-percent score. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Cr...

In the last few days the chess world has been in enormous upheaval after the World Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in protest after three rounds, with an unspoken accusation of cheating of the player who had defeated him, US rising star Hans Niemann. Lines were drawn, accusations made and defenses stated. Here is a full overview of both sides of this explosive controversy.