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After losing to Hans Niemann in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Magnus Carlsen decided to withdraw from the tournament. Hans Niemann today played against Alireza Firouzja and missed his winning chances. The game ended in a draw with the perpetual check on the board. Replay the game here

Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 without a detailed explanation. The chess world was shaken by the breaking news and the rumors of Carlsen’s possible reasons for withdrawal started spreading over social media.

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022. With no detailed explanations, Carlsen said that Saint Louis Chess Club is one of the places he’s always enjoyed playing, and that he hopes to be back in the future. On short notice, social medias were overwhelmed with rumors and Carlsen’s possible reasons for withdrawal. Magnus started a tournament pretty well.

After yesterday’s tough loss to 19-year-old Hans Niemann, World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen decided to withdraw from the Sinquefield Cup 2022. Carlsen didn’t explain his reasons for withdrawal but only said that he always enjoyed playing in the Saint Louis Chess Club and that he hopes he will be back in the future.

There are three 16 year old players in world’s top 20 junior list and all of them had a spectacular month of August. GM Gukesh impressed at the Chess Olympiad 2022 scoring 8,0/8 at the start. GM Javokhir Sindarov won the gold medal at the Chess Olympiad and won the key point for Uzbekistan in the last round.

The 5th edition of the Concello de Carballo Clasico took place from 26 August – 3 September in Carballo, Spain. The event was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, and featured a prize fund of 5.000 euros.

After 9 played rounds, four players tied for the first place scoring 7 points each. GM Vladimir Petkov had the best tiebreak criteria and clinched the event, IM Jose Daniel Gemy came second, GM Arian Gonzalez Perez was third and FM Daniel Pinto finished the event in the fourth place. Scroll down for the final rankings

The Poble de Montserrat Chess Open 2022 took place from August 29th – September 4th in Montserrat, Spain. The event was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with a total prize fund of ~2.500 euros.

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen had an interesting start at the Sinquefield Cup 2022, as he defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in the first round, drew against Levon Aronian on the second day, losing to 19-year-old Hans Niemann in the round 3. Carlsen today faces Shakhriyar Mamedyarov who scores 1/3 points.

Hans Niemann is having a blast at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup as he scores 2/3 points.

19-year-old USA grandmaster Hans Niemann yesterday defeated World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022. Niemann broke Carlsen’s strike of 53 unbeaten classical games, passed 2700 ELO on the live rating list, and emerged as the sole leader of the event.