World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 yesterday as he didn’t show up for the game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The chess community was stunned by Carlsen’s withdrawal and the rumors have overwhelmed social media. However, Carlsen didn’t publish a public statement on the matter.
The story so far: Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 without detailed explanations. Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal can be found here. Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers reacted to Carlsen’s decision. Hans Niemann was shocked by Carlsen’s withdrawal and explained that he couldn’t even focus on his fourth round game against Firouzja. In the post-game interview, Hans added: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left
The last game of the yesterday’s round 4 was played between Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Caruana won the Queen’s endgame with two pawns up and he was very satisfied with his victory. Giving analysis on the game in the post-game interview, Fabiano also shared his thoughts on Magnus’s decision: “I guess there’s a lot of rumors already, and I assume that Magnus Carlsen haven’t given a reason yet why he decided not to play. But probably some people have a decent idea what he (Carlsen) is alluding to“.
Fabi also posted on his official twitter account: “Can’t wait to hear more about the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect“
See the Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers reactions to Carlsen’s withdrawal from the tournament here / Hans Niemann: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left
