The ninth annual Sinquefield Cup is also the fifth and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2022. Eight Tour players: Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Leinier Dominguez, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are joined by wildcards Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann for a classical chess event which is played in 9 round-robin rounds.
After the third round loss to Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the event as he didn’t show up for the fourth round game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. There is no official statement on the matter by World Chess Champion, but the chess community rumored about the case. See the possible reasons of Carlsen’s withdrawal here
Hans Niemann: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left / Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers react to Carlsen’s withdrawal from the tournament
Sinquefield Cup 2022 live games / Sinquefield Cup 2022 – Day 4 video coverage / Round 4 results & recap
Day 5 live with commentaries by GM Peter Svidler, GM Yasser Seirawan, and GM Alejandro Ramirez: