The Julius Baer Generation Cup is the 7th event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place from 18-25 September on chess24.com. The event will feature 16 world-class players spanning the age spectrum. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen headlines the field and meet again with 19-year-old Hans Niemann. The field includes also the six-time World Championship candidate Boris Gelfand, Ukraine’s 53-year-old former World Rapid Champion Vassily Ivanchuk, 15-year-old Christopher Yoo, Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa, Vincent Keymer, Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Liem Le, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, David Navara, Ivan Saric, and Adhiban Baskaran.
After the first day and four played rounds, Magnus Carlsen took the sole lead in the tournament, ahead of Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Hans Niemann and Vassily Ivanchuk. Carlsen meets Hans Niemann today in the sixth round of the event for the first time after his loss to Niemann in the Sinquefield Cup 2022. See all news about Niemann – Carlsen case here / Julius Baer Generation Cup Pairings & Schedule / Julius Baer Generation Cup – LIVE games
Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen, Julius Baer Generation Cup LIVE
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