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Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 without a detailed explanation. The chess world was shaken by the breaking news and the rumors of Carlsen’s possible reasons for withdrawal started spreading over social media.
The story so far: Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 without detailed explanations. Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal can be found here. Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers reacted to Carlsen’s decision with Fabiano Caruana tweeting that he can’t wait to see the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect. Hans Niemann was shocked by Carlsen’s withdrawal and explained that he couldn’t even focus on his fourth round game against Firouzja. In the post-game interview, Hans added: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left
After the quick round 4 draw against Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi gave a short post-game interview and commented on Magnus’s decision: “Probably he had a reason“. Answering the question if he thinks that Magnus Carlsen was affected by the loss against Hans Niemann, Nepo answered: “Yeah. In some way for sure. But it (the game) was more than impressive“.
Levon Aronian spoke about his game and also shared his opinion on Carlsen’s act: “It quite often happens when young players play very well there are accusations towards them. I mean, all of my colleagues are pretty much paranoid, and quite often I was the one telling them, come on, guys. I know myself, I am an idiot, I am a good player. I mean, I always think that young players can play very well. There is no reason not to play well. So I never have this feeling that my opponent is overperforming“.
Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 without a detailed explanation. The chess world was shaken by the breaking news and the rumors of Carlsen’s possible reasons for withdrawal started spreading over social media.
The story so far: Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 without detailed explanations. Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal can be found here. Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers reacted to Carlsen’s decision with Fabiano Caruana tweeting that he can’t wait to see the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect. Hans Niemann was shocked by Carlsen’s withdrawal and explained that he couldn’t even focus on his fourth round game against Firouzja. In the post-game interview, Hans added: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left
After the quick round 4 draw against Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi gave a short post-game interview and commented on Magnus’s decision: “Probably he had a reason“. Answering the question if he thinks that Magnus Carlsen was affected by the loss against Hans Niemann, Nepo answered: “Yeah. In some way for sure. But it (the game) was more than impressive“.
Levon Aronian spoke about his game and also shared his opinion on Carlsen’s act: “It quite often happens when young players play very well there are accusations towards them. I mean, all of my colleagues are pretty much paranoid, and quite often I was the one telling them, come on, guys. I know myself, I am an idiot, I am a good player. I mean, I always think that young players can play very well. There is no reason not to play well. So I never have this feeling that my opponent is overperforming“.
It was an exciting day with three decisive games as Wesley So defeated Hans Niemann to take a full point lead in the tournament with just three rounds left to play. Meanwhile, Levon Aronian utilized good preparation to earn a win over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Alireza Firouzja swindled Shakhriyar Mamedyarov after he blundered a pawn in the middlegame. Today’s results have big implications for the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, with Firouzja sitting only a point behind MVL in the overall GCT standings.
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 and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who are a half-point behind, that have the best chance of catching up.
It was a pivotal day for the standings as Alireza Firouzja survived a difficult position to score an important victory over Wesley So, overtaking the lead in the penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup. It was then not long after that Ian Nepomniachtchi joined Firouzja in first place, after he defeated Levon Aronian in a highly tactical game.
Going into the final round, Firouzja is now a heavy favorite to win the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, as his performance in the Sinquefield Cup will likely place him ahead of current leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the overall standings.
Going into the final round, Firouzja is now a heavy favorite to win the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, as his performance in the Sinquefield Cup will likely place him ahead of current leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the overall standings.