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After yesterday’s draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hans Niemann spoke in the R7 post-game interview about the mental pressure he is facing over the past few days. He concluded that it is ridiculous t play chess under those conditions. The eighth penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022 features the encounter between 19-year-old Niemann and Fabiano Caruana.

With only two rounds to go at the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Wesley So continues to lead the event. The American grandmaster scores 4 points to be ahead of Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi who tie for the second place with 3.5 points, each. The penultimate eighth round of the Sinquefield Cup brings the interesting encounter between the 19-year-old Alireza Firouzja and the leader of the tournament – Wesley So.

GM Daniel Naroditsky yesterday joined GM Hikaru Nakamura’s live stream yesterday where they analyzed the games from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 and talked about recent happenings connected with Carlsen’s first-ever withdrawal from the tournament. Nakamura and Naroditsky spoke about cheating in chess, how often it is, and is it really possible to cheat in the over-the-board games.

It was a hard-fought day with four draws as GM Wesley So continues to lead the Sinquefield Cup, the final leg of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour. With So having a bye round today it was an opportunity for his competitors to close the distance, but with just two rounds left it’s only Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who are a half-point behind, that have the best chance of catching up.

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.

Hans Niemann today drew his round 7 game against French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. In the post-game interview, Niemann disclosed that he and MVL have played many blitz games and that they know each other pretty well. He also explained that he didn’t expect 1.Nf3 to be on the board, and that he took some time trying to understand where the things are going: “There are so many implications with the 1.Nf3.

19-year-old Hans Niemann drew to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the seventh round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022. The French grandmaster had a better position from the opening, but missed his chances and the game ended in a draw (Replay the game here). With new anti-cheating measures, all the players are being thoroughly checked.

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.

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 event without detailed explanations.