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With a quick draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the last round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Alireza Firouzja secured the throne of the overall Grand Chess Tour 2022 standings.

The controversy over the Hans Niemann – Magnus Carlsen case is not stopping. 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 giving no 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 tournament without detailed explanations. Rumors that Magnus Carlsen suspected Niemann was cheating started spreading over social medias, and each day brings new theories on the case.

Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 caused different reactions on social medias. Rumors that Magnus Carlsen suspected Niemann was cheating started spreading, and each day is bringing new theories on the case.

A controversy over the Hans Niemann – Magnus Carlsen case is not stopping. 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.

Hans Niemann lost his game yesterday against Fabiano Caruana as he missed his chances to escape with a draw. Niemann now scores 3/7 points, tying for the 5th place in the Sinquefield Cup. In the last round of the event, Niemann faces Ian Nepomniachtchi – Magnus Carlsen’s challenger in the 2021 World Chess Championship Match and the Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2022.

After yesterday’s victory over Wesley So, Alireza Firouzja overtook the lead in the Sinquefield Cup 2022 and he is now a heavy favorite to become the Winner of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour.

It was a pivotal day for the standings as Alireza Firouzja survived a difficult position to score an important victory over Wesley So, overtaking the lead in the penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup. It was then not long after that Ian Nepomniachtchi joined Firouzja in first place, after he defeated Levon Aronian in a highly tactical game.

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.

Alireza Firouzja defeated Wesley So in the 8th penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022 and overtook the lead in the event. With today’s victory, Firouzja might overtake the lead of the overall Grand Chess Tour standings and the chance for possible tiebreaks is increasing. See the standings after 7 played rounds here