The standings now: Hans Niemann – 1/2 Magnus Carlsen – 3 1/2 How the tournament is played in Paris: Each match in the Speed Chess Championships tournament is divided into three parts – and the purpose is to play as many games as possible within the allotted time in each category: First part lasts 1.5 hours, then they have 5 minutes of thinking time plus one second per executed move Second part lasts 1 hour, then they have 3 minutes of thinking time plus one second per executed move. In the last part there is bullet chess. It lasts for 30 minutes, with one minute of thinking time and 1 second per executed move. A win in each game gives one point, a draw gives half a point. Carlsen is currently leading against Niemann after the first two games. Not a dream start for the American who has gone hard in terms of his own winning chances. The first game ended with a victory for the Norwegian, the second game ended with a draw. Carlsen increased his lead with a win in the third game as well. – If “The Goat” starts to run, then he is not going to stop, said the commentators on Chess.com. The fourth game also ended with a Carlsen victory. After that, the players got a short break. Carlsen with PC trouble On his way into the venue, Niemann passed by without saying a word, while Carlsen gave a brief comment before the match. – I’m a little nervous, but I feel very good otherwise. It’s a bit of a special situation, says Carlsen to TV 2. The two duelists did not greet each other when they entered, but sat down directly in front of their respective computers, which are standing side by side. It must be said that neither Hikaru Nakamura nor Alireza Firouzja greeted each other before their semi-final. But then the drama started. Magnus Carlsen had two-factor authorization on his account on Chess.com, where the games are played. The problem arose because he had forgotten his mobile phone and thus could not log in. PC TROUBLE: Carlsen had problems logging on to Chess.com. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB Niemann looked clearly dejected in front of the other PC, where he sat with his face in his hands for a while while this was going on. But after a little while the problem seemed to have been solved, for approx. at At 20.50 the two started playing. At the beginning of September, Niemann posted a video on social media in which he talked about how he was looking forward to the game against Carlsen to “let the chess speak for itself”, which has become a well-known expression from the American. He also said that he was going to log off from social media until the duel and the tournament is over. The match will be broadcast live on TV 2 Sport 2 Chess boss: – Some of the things we do, the players don’t know about The cheating charges Magnus Carlsen directed against Hans Niemann – which was the start of two violently dramatic years in chess – set in motion a new debate about security and where much is done to uncover cheating. – We have invested more in this than anyone else in the last couple of years, says Danny Rench, chess manager at Chess.com. BIG: – The biggest event we’ve had, without a doubt, says Rench to news. Here the two chess players met – each via their own PC. Photo: Julien Pretot / Reuters Rench explains that they have spared nothing when it comes to safety. – It is expensive to do it properly, but we really do it properly. And there is even a company we have engaged that is here, which I am not going to mention, says Rench, before he nevertheless reveals something: – We employed a company that was founded and led by a former military type. He heads a security agency that specializes in this. They are able to record things when they are actively sending transmissions, when they are not. They are open about some of the methods to increase security. Most of it is about technology and finding out what is available in the market and what they have to stop. But neither we, nor the players, get to know everything. – Some of the things we do, not even the players know about. – Don’t really have a choice Before the showdown in Paris, Carlsen had long refused to meet Niemann at the board. But now news’s chess expert believed that the Norwegian no longer had a choice. – Now Niemann has become so good that Magnus would only look stupid if he refused to meet him. He doesn’t really have a choice anymore, Bae said of Carlsen before the party on Friday. This is the cheating case – in short: On 4 September 2022, Hans Niemann surprised the chess world when he beat Magnus Carlsen in a tournament in St. Louis in the USA (Sinquefield Cup). The day after the loss, Carlsen withdrew from the tournament and posted this message on X (formerly Twitter): “If I talk, I’ll be in big trouble”, with reference to the famous quote from football coach José Mourinho. The quote was quickly interpreted as an accusation of cheating, and it peaked just days later when Carlsen retired in a game against Niemann after only two moves. A short time later, Niemann sued both Carlsen and the chess website Chess.com. At one point, the American demanded over a billion kroner. The parties eventually came to an agreement and the conflict never ended up in court. Before the tournament in Paris in September 2024, Carlsen and Niemann had not met at the board since 2022. 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Drama before the Niemann duel – Carlsen with login problems
