FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich spoke about the ongoing conflict between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann. First of all, we strongly believe that the World Champion has a moral responsibility attached to his status, since he is viewed as a global ambassador of the game. His actions impact the reputation of his colleagues, sportive results, and…
Hans Niemann
In the quarter-final matches, Carlsen beat Aronian 3-1, Erigaisi beat Yoo 3.5-2.5, Le Quang Liem beat Niemann 2.5-1.5, Keymer beat Praggnanandhaa 3-1. Carlsen – Keymer and Le Quang Liem – Erigaisi will play in the semi-finals.
The round-robin tournament within the framework of the Julius Baer Generation Cup online tournament has ended today. Standings of the participants of the round-robin tournament (victory – 3 points, draw – 1): 1. Carlsen – 34 (45), 2. Erigaisi – 25, 3. Niemann – 24, 4-5. Praggnanandhaa, Keymer – 23, 6. Le Quang Liem –…
After the end of the round-robin tournament within the framework of the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the world champion was interviewed, in which he spoke about Hans Niemann for the first time in a long time. Unfortunately I cannot particularly speak on that but people can draw their own conclusion & they certainly have. I…
The next four rounds of the online tournament were played. Standings after twelve rounds of the Julius Baer Generation Cup (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw): 1. Carlsen – 25 (36), 2. Erigaisi – 24, 3. Le Quang Liem – 20, 4-6. Praggnanandhaa, Keymer, Duda – 19, 7. Niemann -18, 8. Giri…