Hans Niemann

“III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues. Standings after the 5th round

The chess festival “III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues in Sant Boi de Llobregat (Catalonia). H. Niemann, M. Bluebaum, M. Aditya are in the lead – 4,5 points each, 13 players are half a point behind, including F. Vallejo Pons, Yu Yangyi, K. Alekseenko. Dates: November 30 — December 8System: swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 29.500 € (1st…

Cheating in Chess

In early September, the Sinquefield Cup grand chess tournament took place in Saint Louis. The high point of the competition was a sensational development that occurred in the 3d stage. Hans Niemann, a rating outsider, confidently won against the World Champion Magnus Carlsen. After such an unexpected defeat, the Norwegian player resigned from the tournament…

“III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues. Standings after the 4th round

The chess festival “III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues in Sant Boi de Llobregat (Catalonia). H. Niemann is in the lead – 4 points, 10 players are half a point behind, including F. Vallejo, Yu Yangyi, K. Alekseenko. Dates:  November 30 – December 8System:  Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:  29.500  €  (1st place 10,000 € ) Standings after the 4th round Official website

“III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues. Position after the 3rd round

The III Elllobregat Open Chess chess festival has started in Sant Boi de Llobregat (Catalonia). After the 3rd round, 8 people scored 3 points each, including H. Niemann, F. Pons, Tabatabai A. Dates:  November 30 – December 8System:  Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:  29.500  €  (1st place 10,000 € ) Position after the 3rd roundOfficial website

“III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues. Position after the 2nd round

The III Elllobregat Open Chess chess festival has started in Sant Boi de Llobregat (Catalonia). After the 2nd round, 20 people scored 2 points each, including H. Niemann, F. Pons, K. Alekseenko Dates:  November 30 – December 8System:  Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:  29.500  €  (1st place 10,000 € ) Position after the 2nd roundOfficial website

The World Team Championship continues in Jerusalem. Standings after the 4th round

The World Team Championship continues in Jerusalem (Israel). Such grandmasters as M. Vachier-Lagrave, A. Giri, J. Van Foreest, V. Ivanchuk, A. Shirov, Sh. Mamedyarov, T. Radjabov, H. Niemann, G. Vidit, N. Sarin, R. Voytashek and many others participate in the competitions. Position in group “A”:1. China – 8, 2-3. France, Ukraine – 5, 4. Spain…

Arkady Dvorkovich spoke about the problem of cheating in chess

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich spoke about cheating in chess. “Cheating is really a problem. First of all, it concerns online, but there have been cases at the blackboard. We are seriously fighting it.” He also spoke about the investigation into the American grandmaster Hans Niemann. Earlier, world champion Magnus Carlsen starred in the Sinquefield Cup…

2022 FALL CHESS CLASSIC.

The 2022 FALL CHESS CLASSIC, held from November 2 to 10 in St. Louis (USA), has ended. The tournament was held in a round-robin tournament with a prize pool of $ 36,000. Final position Group A: 1.Yu Yangyi — 6.5; 2. G. Vidit — 6; 3. Nguyen Thai Dai Wan — 5.5; 4. H. Niemann…

2022 FALL CHESS CLASSIC. Standing after the 8th round.

In St. Louis (USA), two round—robin tournaments are continuing – 10 grandmasters each. Results of the 8th round in group “A”: A. Hakobyan 0.5 – 0.5 Yu Yangyi; G. Oparin 0 – 1 G. Vidit; I. Nyzhnyk 0 – 1 H. Niemann; S. Ganguly 0.5 – 0.5 N. Abasov; N. Theodorou 0.5 – 0.5 Nguyen…

2022 FALL CHESS CLASSIC. Standings after the 7th round

In St. Louis (USA), two round—robin tournaments are continuing – 10 grandmasters each. Results of the 7th round in group “A”:A. Hakobyan 1 – 0 G. Oparin, Yu Yangyi 1 – 0 N. Theodorou, Nguyen Thai Dai Van 1 – 0 S. Ganguly, N. Abasov 0,5 – 0,5 I. Nyzhnyk, H. Niemann 0,5 – 0,5…