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Following Magnus Carlsen’s intriguing withdrawal, the Sinquefield Cup continued in Saint Louis, now as a 9-player single round-robin. All four games finished drawn in round 5, with Wesley So keeping the sole lead after splitting the point with Levon Aronian. Wendesday is a much-needed rest day, as we look forward to impressive chess games regaining centre stage as soon as possible. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Lennart Ootes

Wesley So fought Armenian bet Levon Aronian to a 44-move draw of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted Tuesday to remain on top after five rounds of the Grand Chess Tour’s Sinquefield Cup 2022 in Saint Louis, Missouri. Wesley So The Cavite-born So now has three points on a win, which came at the expens

San Francisco-born Hans Niemann, a relative newcomer to the sport, rocked the chess world when he beat grandmaster Magnus Carlsen over the weekend, a 31-year-old Norwegian player.

In his “Game of the Week” show #532 Merijn van Delft looks at the controversial game between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann at the Sinquefield Cup 2022. Carlsen lost with White and then withdrew from the tournament. The tweet, with which Carlsen announced his withdrawal caused a fervent and on-going debate whether Niemann cheated when he won against Carlsen. But what about the game? | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can <a href="https://a...

Wesley So drew with Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi to cruise to the solo lead after four rounds of the Grand Chess Tour’s Sinquefield Cup 2022 in Saint Louis, Missouri Monday, Sept. 5. Photo from Grand Chess Tour Facebook page So split the point after 25 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to hike

For the first time in his career, world champion Magnus Carlsen has withdrawn from a professional tournament. Before the start of the Sinquefield Cup’s fourth round, the Norwegian shared his decision on Twitter, adding a short clip in which football coach José Mourinho says, “If I speak I’m in big trouble”. Since the withdrawal came before the halfway point, Carlsen’s results will not be considered. As for the chess, round 4 saw Fabiano Caruana beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, whil...

/PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, September 5, 2022, Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion and Grand Chess Tour wildcard player, elected to withdraw from...

World champion Magnus Carlsen mysteriously abandons a $500,000 chess tournament, prompting frenzied speculation as to why.

Puzzle: find the hidden mate in two

Breaking (and shocking) news ... Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen abruptly withdrew from the 9th Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis Monday, a day after a painful Round 3 loss to young American GM Hans Moke Niemann.