Magnus Carlsen

Giri, who'll face Niemann in Round 10 of the Julius Baer Cup said he is eager to play Hans Niemann and that the latter 'plays poorly' against him.

Praggnanandhaa also shared his opinion on the matter and said that he “was shocked shocked to see it” but added that, “It’s his (Magnus) decision. “I am eager to play Hans, I have done very well against him before,” he said. “He plays very poorly against me so I am not concerned but he seems to be improving. It doesn’t mean he cheats all the time or doesn’t mean he cheats over the board. Based on the evidence that is already public, he just took that call.” He doesn’t want to play Hans, it seems.

After making his first move, the world champion Magnus Carlsen immediately resigned and disconnected from the online game.

In a recent interview, Hans has said that in order to prove himself innocent, the American player was prepared to play “naked” Follow us on [also read] [World](https://www.firstpost.com/category/world) [Elon Musk weighs on theory of Hans Niemann using 'vibrating anal beads' in Chess Championship](https://www.firstpost.com/world/elon-musk-weighs-on-theory-of-hans-niemann-using-vibrating-anal-beads-in-chess-championship-11211531.html) He will play the tournament, but he is saying ‘I will not play the game against him’. Niemann has denied allegations of cheating at the Sinquefield Cup but did admit he had duped opponents in the past. The latest altercation comes after 19-year-old Niemann had stunned Carlsen at the event in St Louis. He is proving to cheaters in chess that there are those who will fight cheating even at great cost and sacrifice to themselves. “Magnus [is] just refusing to play against Hans. It’s a fact that Magnus Carlsen has abdicated his world champion title. He will never play that cheater Nakamura also revealed the American had been previously banned by Chess.com. Switched off his camera, and that’s all we know right now.” Both players were visible on video during the live broadcast on Chess24.

He had a similar reaction earlier this month as he quit the $500000 Sinquefield Cup after losing against Niemann.

Magnus Carlsen's resigned in one-move, in silent protest, against USA's 19-year-old Hans Moke Niemann in the sixth round of the Julius Baer Generation Cup ...

In the words of Grandmaster Simon Williams, “One thing that comes out of this is that it needs to be clarified. Imagine doing that in a court of law, you’ve got to be innocent until proven guilty, that is just a fact.” I don’t know if he can continue the tournament if he leaves it on this note. Praggnanandhaa, who had Carlsen on the run during their eighth-round clash on Monday, said, “I was shocked to see it, but yeah, it was his decision so... It’s a big problem playing people who have been banned and especially people who have admitted to cheating online before because you lose trust in them and that is a major, major problem. Clearly, it all makes sense if Hans is cheating and he doesn’t want to play him but if he isn’t then it is really very wrong.

Magnus Carlsen courted controversy in the Julius Baer Generation Cup -- the seventh leg of the USD1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour -- on Monday as ...

Following a rocky day at the board in which he only picked up one more point, the US teenager stands two points behind Carlsen and is still in with a chance of making the knockouts. The star-studded seventh leg of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour has been dominated by the speculation surrounding Carlsen and Niemann. [Magnus Carlsen ](https://zeenews.india.com/tags/magnus-carlsen.html)courted controversy in the Julius Baer Generation Cup -- the seventh leg of the USD1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour -- on Monday as he sensationally quit his game with American star Hans Niemann after playing just one move.

The much anticipated Magnus Carlsen v Hans Niemann rematch on Monday evening ended abruptly when Norway's world champion resigned after making just one ...

The format of the Julius Baer Generation Cup is an all-play-all of 16 from Monday to Thursday, followed by a knock-out among the top eight from Friday to Sunday. It is believed that Carlsen chose to make a single move rather than none at all so as to technically fulfil his contract with the organisers. There Carlsen was outplayed, suffered a rare defeat as White, withdrew from the tournament, then issued a tweet with a cryptic reference which was considered a veiled suggestion of cheating by the 19-year-old American, whose form has surged in the past two years.

Shortly after making his first move, world champion Magnus Carlsen resigned from an online chess match against fellow grandmaster Hans Niemann on Monday.

Niemann said he had been removed from popular website Chess.com following Carlsen’s tweet and that “the entire social media and chess world is completely attacking me and undermining me.” Carlsen and Niemann played two further games against other opponents following the former’s sudden resignation on Monday. “I am proud of myself that I have learned from that mistake, and now I have given everything to chess. “It just looks very odd now. Louis Chess Club he had never cheated in over-the-board games. [said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN3zNrvO8b4) Carlsen is “suspicious” of Niemann’s conduct, and days after the Sinquefield Cup match, Niemann publicly responded to allegations that he had cheated earlier in his chess career.

Chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen resigned from an online match against Hans Niemann after making only one move, reigniting the controversial feud between ...

[Magnus Carlsen](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/magnus-carlsen) resigned from an online match against Hans Niemann after making only one move, reigniting the controversial feud between the two players. The Norwegian has not commented further, but the world’s best blitz player, Hikaru Nakamura, claimed the withdrawal was because Carlsen suspected Niemann had 'probably cheated', a claim [Niemann has denied](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/09/chess-hans-niemann-hits-back-over-cheating-controversy-in-st-louis). After making his first move with the black pieces, the world champion promptly resigned and disconnected from the game, with Niemann – who had made two moves with white – following suit soon after.

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen courted controversy today at the Julius Baer Cup in New York, after he resigned from his game against Hans Niemann of ...

The all-Indian clash between Erigaisi and Praggnanandhaa ended in a 67-move draw. He faces Praggnanandhaa in the ninth round. The Indian had beaten the Norwegian ace twice earlier this season in online matches.

An American teenager's victory against the world champion has sent chess into uproar. We answer the key questions.

[Both players were invited](https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/why-is-hans-niemann-playing-in-the-julius-baer-generation-cup) to take part in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s Julius Baer Generation Cup, and accepted. However Carlsen, the most powerful player in chess, is clearly unconvinced. However, he said: “It’s a big problem playing people who have admitted to cheating online before because you lose trust in them and that is a major, major problem.” Meanwhile Carlsen’s Norwegian teammate Jon Ludvig Hammer condemned the decision to resign after one move. The elaborate scheme involved Marzolo analysing the games of Feller on the internet, before sending suggestions to Hauchard by SMS. [Chess.com](http://chess.com/) has since said they believed Niemann had cheated online more frequently, and had shown him the evidence. He then relayed them to Feller by standing behind one of the other players’ tables in a predefined coded system, where each table represented a move to play. However it is tricker over the board where players are often scanned beforehand for electric devices. But others have suggested the American, who says he spends 10-12 hours a day on chess, may have simply been the better player on the day. Organisers of the Sinquefield Cup announced additional anti‑cheating precautions, including a 15-minute delay in the broadcast of the moves and increased radio-frequency identification checks. After Carlsen pulled out of the $500,000 (£433,000) Sinquefield Cup after a shock defeat against Niemann with white pieces. However the website

He abruptly withdrew from a game against American Hans Niemann, reigniting an ongoing cheating controversy in the sport. Read more at straitstimes.com.

But he is a young guy, hopefully this will be a lesson to him," Aronian said. "I'm somewhere in the middle. "I'd prefer really not to speak.