The semi-final of the Fischer World Chess Championship has ended in Reykjavik (Iceland). In the first match Hikaru Nakamura beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov with a score of 3:0 In the second confrontation, Jan Nepomnyashchy defeated Magnus Carlsen with a score of 3:1 On the final game day of the competition, the final between Nepomniachtchi and Nakamura…
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4th matchSo 1 : 1 GretarssonAbdusattorov 2 : 0 NepomniachtchiNakamura 1,5 : 0,5 BluebaumCarlsen 1,5 : 0,5 Fedoseev 5th matchNepomniachtchi 2 : 0 GretarssonSo 1.5 : 0,5 AbdusattorovFedoseev 1 : 1 BluebaumCarlsen 1 : 1 Nakamura The final standings of the participants in the groups (for a victory in a match of two games –…
The world chess champion commented on the results of FC Barcelona. “It’s good that everything is clear in the Inter match. We can focus on chess and Barcelona’s entry into the Europa League,” – said Carlsen, who supports Real Madrid. Yesterday, Inter defeated Victoria Plzen 4-0 at home, and Barcelona lost to Bayern 0:2 at…
Icelandic grandmaster Hjorvar Gretarsson, who is a lawyer by training, said that American chess player Hans Niemann has filed a complaint with the court and plans to sue the Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen for 100$ million. “Such money — it makes no sense. It’s just that in the USA they like to put up…
Russian grandmaster Alexey Dreev believes that Hans Niemann played fair against Magnus Carlsen. “He is guilty of using a computer in an online tournament when he was 12 years old and confessed to it, but he is not guilty of what he is accused of. At the tournament with Carlsen, he did not use a…
The world chess champion commented on the lawsuit of the American grandmaster Hans Niemann in the amount of 100$ million directed against him. Earlier, the Norwegian accused Niemann of cheating. “I’m still focused on chess. I’m not going to use Niemann’s actions as an excuse, no matter how my affairs turn out,” Carlsen said. Not…
3rd matchAbdusattorov 2:0 GretarssonNepomniachtchi 1 : 1 SoCarlsen 2 : 0 BluebaumNakamura 1 : 1 Fedoseev 4th matchAbdusattorov 2:0 GretarssonNepomniachtchi 2 : 0 SoCarlsen 1,5 : 0,5 BluebaumNakamura 1 : 1 Fedoseev The composition of group “A”: Wesley So (USA), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Ian Nepomniachchi (Russia), Hjervar Stein Gretarsson (Iceland) The composition of group “B”:…
1st roundAbdusattorov 2:0 NepomniachchiCarlsen 1.5:0.5 FedoseevBluembaum 0.5:1.5 NakamuraGretarsson 0.5:1.5 Co Round 2Nepomnyashchy 2 : 0 GretarssonCo 0.5 : 1.5 AbdusattarovFedoseev1.5 : 0.5 BluembaumCarlsen 0.5 : 1.5 Nakamura The composition of group “A”: Wesley So (USA), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Jan Nepomniachchi (Russia), Hjervar Stein Gretarsson (Iceland) The composition of group “B”: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Hikaru Nakamura…
The Fischer World Chess Championship starts tomorrow in Reykjavik. Eight chess players are participating: Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladimir Fedoseev, Nodirbek Abdusattarov, Hikaru Nakamura, Matthias Bluebaum and Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson. Tournament format: players will be divided into two groups and they will play in two round-robin matches. Then, after the weekend, the semifinals…
Craig Reiser, the lawyer of the world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, spoke about the decision of the American grandmaster Hans Niemann to sue the Norwegian. “Niemann admitted that he had cheated in the past. This trial is nothing more than an attempt to shift the blame to others. His accusations are groundless,” – Raiser said….