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Hans Niemann had a good start at the US Chess Championship, but after scoring 2/3 points, he suffered three losses in four days.

The 8th and penultimate tournament of the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour kicked off today with the Preliminary stage. After four played rounds, the Uzbekistani Grandmaster and a member of the Olympiad Golden team, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, scored three wins and one draw to be in the sole lead at the event.

The $150,000 Aimchess Rapid kicked off today with 18-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov taking an early lead and Indian youngster Aditya Mittal nearly toppling World Champion Magnus Carlsen. In a topsy-turvy final round of the day, Mittal, at 16 the youngest player in the tournament and the lowest rated, had two moments when he could have beaten Carlsen.

After Hans Niemann defeated the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Carlsen decided to withdraw from the tournament without detailed explanations.

Ever since the 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen, who consequently withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 (see the timetable of events related to the Carlsen – Niemann case below), the topic of cheating in chess is the top news in mass medias.

The US Chess Championship 2022 is taking place from 5-20 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The US Chess Championship 2022 is taking place from 5-20 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The US Chess Championship 2022 is taking place from 5-20 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The 2022 U.S. Chess Championship and the US Women’s Chess Championship 2022 are concurrently held from 5-20 October in Saint Louis Chess Club.

Fabiano Caruana remains the U.S. Championship leader, but GM Ray Robson is close on his tail, narrowing the gap to a half point with a victory. In the U.S. Women’s Championship, Megan Lee pulled into the sole lead with a win over FM Ashritha Eswaran.