A lot has been about Carlsen and his inflamed relationship with American Hans Niemann during the Rapid Chess World Cup. The duo is in the middle of a harrowing conflict that has characterized the chess community for several months. Niemann himself has had a disappointing tournament, and on Wednesday had to follow the drama surrounding Carlsen and his title hunt together with other chess players from the sidelines. EXPERT: Atle Grønn. Photo: Jørund Wessel Carlsen / news Expert Atle Grønn says the following about news’s Niemann image: – I think it is good for Niemann’s sake that he does not withdraw completely from the others. Chess is his life and it looks like he has quite a few friends in the community – and that’s nice to think about, says Grønn and adds: – I also think that Niemann doesn’t want to be the main focus today. Both probably have an interest in things calming down. NUMBER 98: Hans Niemann finished in a disappointing 98th place. Photo: Christian Grieg Sander Followed from a distance Before the last and decisive game, the Norwegian shared the overall lead with Vincent Keymer and Vladislav Artemjev. Carlsen did his job and won against Iranian Parham Maghsoodloo. For Artemjev it was a loss, while Keymer was looking forward to victory against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave for a long time. In the end, however, Keymer couldn’t find the right move and had to settle for a draw. While Carlsen and a combined press corps waited for Keymer and Artmejev’s games to finish, Hans Niemann stood and followed the whole thing a few meters below the playing stage. Timeline of the chess brawl between Carlsen and Niemann Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann are at the center of a harrowing chess conflict. Here is a look back at the most important events: September 4: Carlsen loses to Niemann in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup in American St. Louis. 5 September: Carlsen announces on Twitter that he is withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup. In the message, he attaches a video in which football manager José Mourinho says in an interview: “If I say something, I’m in trouble.” It was interpreted as Carlsen implying that Niemann had cheated. September 9: Niemann is banned from Chess.com. Niemann denies that he used illegal means against Carlsen, but admits that he cheated on the website when he was 12 and 16 years old. 10 September: The head judge in the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament says that nothing has been uncovered that could indicate that cheating has taken place during this year’s tournament. 19 September: Carlsen gives up after two moves against Niemann in this year’s seventh Champions Chess Tour tournament. September 21st. Carlsen speaks out for the first time about the chess row. He will neither confirm nor deny the cheating rumours. In the interview, he also sends a jab at Niemann’s mentor, Maxim Dlugy. 23 September: Chess player Jan Nepomnjashchij states in a podcast that he warned Niemann before the Sinquefield Cup, the tournament Carlsen withdrew from. 23 September: The International Chess Federation (FIDE) criticizes Carlsen’s behavior in recent weeks. 25 September: Carlsen announces that he will make a statement about Niemann after this year’s seventh Champions Chess Tour tournament. 26 September: In a written statement, Carlsen accuses Niemann of having cheated more times and more recently than he has admitted. He also writes that he does not want to play against Niemann again. 29 September: Fide establishes an investigation into Carlsen and Niemann. Niemann is being investigated for possible cheating, Carlsen for possible false accusations. October 5: The Wall Street Journal publishes an article that an investigation by Chess.com shows that Niemann “probably cheated” in over 100 chess games. The report alleges that Niemann cheated for the Norwegian chess team “Norway Gnomes” in the Pro Chess League in 2020. October 6: Niemann states after the Chess.com report that his chess “speaks for itself” and implies that he did not cheat. 6 October: Norway’s chess president, Joachim Birger Nilsen, admits to news that he also cheated for “Norway Gnomes” during the Pro Chess League in the 2016/17 season. 7 October: Nilsen resigns as chess president. 11 October: Niemann mentor Maxim Dlugy describes Carlsen’s statements in his first interview as “defamatory accusations”. 13 October: Dlugy announces a lawsuit against Carlsen. 20 October: Niemann sues Carlsen and asks for at least 100 million dollars for tort and injury. The sum corresponds to NOK 1.07 billion at today’s exchange rate. The American is also taking legal action against Daniel Rensch and Hikaru Nakamura as well as the companies Play Magnus Group and Chess.com. 24 October: Carlsen speaks for the first time after the lawsuit. He says he wants to focus on chess before the Fischer Chess World Cup. 25 October: Play Magnus Group states that they are surprised by Niemann’s lawsuit and that they do not believe there is any basis for the accusations. (NTB) When Carlsen’s WC gold was secured, the American walked a few meters closer to the stage and looked over at a board. While Carlsen and many others entered the press zone, Niemann continued to walk a few laps around the room. Niemann did not want to be interviewed by news during the tournament in Almaty. Sending touching greetings home Magnus Carlsen, for his part, took the time to talk to news after the victory. He took the floor himself at the end in the victory interview. – I just want to say… I greet the family at home and of course my father, who has become a bit ill and could not be with us today, he says and continues: – I greet the family very much and especially Ellen, Mathias and lille Gregers who was born just in time to catch the rapid chess WC. SISTER: Ellen Carlsen. Photo: Berit Roald / NTB Ellen Carlsen is the sister of the world champion. She has followed the chess star at tournaments around the world for many years. This is Carlsen’s fourth World Championship title in rapid chess and his 14th title overall. – I am incredibly satisfied. It was deep inside. I got a pretty good draw in the last and got white. If I hadn’t bowed to Artemjev, it wouldn’t have been so exciting. I got a good draw and in the last round there was a sharp opening. It was actually fine, because then I just had to attack, says Carlsen. – What does it mean to you? – That means a lot. Last time I came home empty-handed, and I didn’t want that to happen again. Now it’s really just a bonus, the lightning jacket, after this. I am incredibly happy and it is very good that I managed to pull myself together after the game against Artemjev, he replies. Results, rapid chess WC Open class (13 of 13 rounds): 1) Magnus Carlsen, Norway 10,2) Vincent Keymer, Germany 9,5,3) Fabiano Caruana, USA 9,5,4) Daniil Dubov, Fide 9, 5) Arjun Erigaisi, India 9,6) Vladimir Fedosejev, Fide 9,7) Vladislav Artemjev, Fide 9,8) Richard Rapport, Romania 9,9) Rauf Mamedov, Azerbaijan 8,5,10) Sarin Nihal, India 8, 5. Other Norwegians: 114) Aryan Tari 6, 132) Johan-Sebastian Christiansen 5.5, 152) Benjamin Haldorsen 5. Women (11 out of 11 rounds): 1) Tan Zhongyi, China 8.5 after replay, 2) Dinara Saduakassova, Kazakhstan 8,5,3) Shri B. Savitha, India 8,4) Aleksandra Gorjachkina, Fide 8,5) Zhansaya Abdumalik, Kazakhstan 8,6) Humpy Koneru, India 8,7) Alina Bivol, Fide 7,5,8 ) Bela Khotenashvili, Georgia 7,5,9) Alexandra Kostenijuk, Fide 7,5,10) Nino Batsiashvili, Georgia 7. Norwegian: 88) Monika Machlik 3,5. Bae: The lightning jacket will be a bonus At the press conference after the gold was secured, Carlsen was a relieved man. – I risked having zero WC titles after this championship, so it was obviously very important for me to get one (WC title) here, says Carlsen, who will not defend the WC title in classical chess. news’s chess expert Torstein Bae also agrees. EXPERT: Torstein Bae. Photo: Lars Bryne / news – He will be world number one in the ranking anyway, but it is clear that being able to say that he is still world champion (is important). The rapid chess gradually takes over much of the importance of the long chess as well. There is no doubt that the long jacket is in luck. Partly through the actions of Magnus, but also for other reasons, such as the fact that nowadays thinking time does not last for one hour, he says and adds: – Magnus is world champion in one discipline with a short thinking time and maybe also in the other in two days. – What do you think about the lightning jacket for Magnus? – I think it is very positive that he won here. As he says himself, this will now be a bonus. Now it’s an excellent championship anyway. That he can go into it with this gold medal and then be happy at the end and just keep going. I think that is a very good basis for doing well in the lightning jacket, Bae replies. The Blitz Chess World Cup starts already on Thursday. You can follow the drama on news.no and news TV.
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