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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Withdraws from Sinquefield Cup Currently Being Held at the Saint Louis ...

The Sinquefield Cup is one of the longest running and most prestigious international chess tournaments to be held in the United States and features a $350,000 total prize fund. We look forward to crowning a champion at the conclusion of this year's tournament." "We look forward to hosting Magnus at a future event in Saint Louis."

5-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen shockingly took to social media on September 5 to announce his decision to withdraw from the ongoing Sinquefield ...

Following the game, Neimann said in an interview that Carlsen is likely to be embarrassed to lose to him. I've always enjoyed playing in the Saint Louis Chess Club, and hope to be back in the future." Reigning five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen shockingly took to social media on September 5 to announce his decision to withdraw from the ongoing Sinquefield Cup.

Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen has withdrawn from the Sinquefield Cup in the United States, following his surprise defeat to home favourite ...

"I've always enjoyed playing [at the Saint Louis Chess Club], and hope to be back in the future." "I've withdrawn from the tournament," Carlsen said. Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen has withdrawn from the Sinquefield Cup in the United States, following his surprise defeat to home favourite Hans Niemann.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the 2022 Sinquefield Cup prior to the start of his Round 4.

Facebook: [@GrandChessTour](https://stlchesscampus.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c19974b3eba1fd95310695ca8&id=abba140cbd&e=c95dc55e0e) Twitter: [@GrandChessTour](https://stlchesscampus.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c19974b3eba1fd95310695ca8&id=bfebe201ea&e=c95dc55e0e) An early Bc4 Sicilian left Aronian with a tiny plus out of the opening, but not enough to put serious pressure on Dominguez. So “passed” the memory test, and the game was soon drawn by repetition. After 92.a7+, the final position of Caruana-MVL. The position still offered excellent winning chances for White, and although the evaluation swung to 0.00 a few times, the defense was incredibly difficult for MVL to maintain, and Caruana eventually converted his way to a win. The longest game of the event so far started out in a topical line of the English Attack (6.Be3) in the Najdorf. After that, it was Black who was slightly better, but Firouzja decided to give his extra exchange back and liquidate into a draw. Following the day’s round, Wesley So became the new leader of the event (2.5/4) after drawing with Ian Nepomniachtchi. Photo Courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes Since Carlsen’s withdrawal from the event comes before the first half, his results will be annulled, and the tournament will proceed with nine players. Carlsen did not yet give a specific reason for his withdrawal, tweeting the following statement:

Magnus Carlsen's shock withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup overshadowed everything else in Round 4, but the chess went on. Fabiano Caruana scored t...

Practically speaking, however, it was a nightmare of a position to play. I expected him to know what to do, but even if you know it, you might not remember all the details, and it remains very, very difficult. That draw was enough for Wesley to take the sole lead, since Hans Niemann was unable to convert a winning position against Alireza Firouzja. So I immediately understood that if I take, this was my plan originally, that he wants to take and just play h4, or f4, h4, and I was just scared. Maxime was also all but lost after 21…Rc5 22.Qe4 Re5 23.Qxf4 f6, with Fabi soon a pawn up in a queen endgame. Hans noted the forced 20…g6, but then commented, “I don’t even need to show variations, you just look at the position”. At least I got to beat him before he left — that’s the good thing! Taking the queen does no good, so Black had nothing better than to force the draw with 20…Bf8 21.Qa4 Ra6 22.Qb5 Rb6 and a repetition of moves. I guess he just didn’t want me to win the tournament so he had to leave! the queen is trapped, while it was now Nepo’s turn to demonstrate an almost absurd draw with 20.b3! Fabiano Caruana scored the only win, defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in 92 moves, while Hans Niemann lost his lead to Wesley So after failing to convert a winning position against Alireza Firouzja. Magnus pulling out had some curious consequences, including the appearance of a new leader.

World No. 1 and reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) announced his withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup—the last stage of the Grand Chess ...

He had lost to Hans Niemann (USA) in the previous round. 1 and reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) announced his withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup—the last stage of the Grand Chess Tour, being held in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA—before the fourth round of this tournament. Levon Aronian, the former leader of the Armenian men’s national chess team who now represents the USA, played a draw with Leinier Dominguez (USA) and is penultimate, with 1.5 points, in the current standings.

Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen sent out a cryptic tweet which has sparked rumors that his opponent Hans Niemann.

Decorated Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has mysteriously pulled out of the Sinquefield Cup as fans speculate on rumors of his opponent Hans Niemann cheating. He’s been crowned the Chess World Champion on five occasions and is a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion. “I think you guys understand what that means.”

PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, September 5, 2022, Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion and Grand Chess Tour wildcard player, elected to withdraw ...

The Sinquefield Cup is one of the longest running and most prestigious international chess tournaments to be held in the United States and features a $350,000 total prize fund. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, September 5, 2022, Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion and Grand Chess Tour wildcard player, elected to withdraw from the Sinquefield Cup, currently being held at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Saint Louis, MO through September 12, 2022. "We look forward to hosting Magnus at a future event in Saint Louis."

Current World Champion Magnus Carlsen left the Sinquefield Cup midway after Round three – a first for the Norwegian who has never voluntarily walked away ...

In an interview later, Hans spoke about the mannerisms of Carlsen and said that he had noticed that when the Norwegian wants to ‘assert his dominance’, he cracks a little smile and that in their match, the smile was missing. On his live stream on Twitch, Nakamura went on Chess.com to check whether Carlsen had ever attempted such a move and it turned out that he never had. On that stream, So wrote on Nakamura’s live chat that he never even took part in the London event in 2018. This was the second time he lost to the 19-year-old this month and the first time while playing classical chess. It must be embarrassing for the World Champion to lose to me,” said Hans. Carlsen put out a statement on his Twitter account where he said, “I’ve withdrawn from the tournament.

Current World Champion Magnus Carlsen left the Sinquefield Cup midway after Round three – a first for the Norwegian who has never voluntarily walked away ...

In an interview later, Hans spoke about the mannerisms of Carlsen and said that he had noticed that when the Norwegian wants to ‘assert his dominance’, he cracks a little smile and that in their match, the smile was missing. On his live stream on Twitch, Nakamura went on Chess.com to check whether Carlsen had ever attempted such a move and it turned out that he never had. On that stream, So wrote on Nakamura’s live chat that he never even took part in the London event in 2018. This was the second time he lost to the 19-year-old this month and the first time while playing classical chess. It must be embarrassing for the World Champion to lose to me,” said Hans. Carlsen put out a statement on his Twitter account where he said, “I’ve withdrawn from the tournament.

The world champion withdrew from the tournament after defeat in the third round and Hikaru Nakamura said Niemann was 'probably cheating'

I shall not speculate on the reasons for his withdrawal, but probably would expect a tournament director to air them.” Emil Sutovsky, the director general of Fide, the chess governing body, dismissed suggestions that Carlsen had quit because he was a bad loser. Because it is not a big thing. “Chess.com does not discuss fair play matters publicly and, as such, we decline to comment on the happenings at Sinquefield Cup and/or any speculations made by the community,” he said. “I was struggling to even focus, I was thinking about it the entire game,” he said. It is extremely difficult to prove cheating in over-the-board chess and there is no evidence of wrongdoing on Niemann’s part at the event. “This is simply a different thing. “Magnus would never do this in a million years,” he said. “He wouldn’t do this unless he really strongly believes Hans is cheating with a very strong conviction. Niemann was asked about Carlsen’s withdrawal, but not about the cheating allegations. Nakamura, who is closely affiliated with the world’s biggest chess website, chess.com, suggested Niemann had been banned from playing online in the past. On Monday, organisers of the $500,000 (£433,000) Sinquefield Cup announced additional anti-cheating precautions, including a 15-minute delay in the broadcast of the moves and increased radio-frequency identification checks.