After losing to Hans Niemann in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the event 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 with Fabiano Caruana tweeting that he can’t wait to see the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect. 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 R4 post-game interview, Hans added: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left. Sinquefield Cup improved anti-cheating measures and Carlsen’s results got annulled. Niemann decided to tell his truth after the 5th round. He confessed cheating in random chesscom games. He added that he will not let chesscom, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura slander his reputation and said he would like to see what Nakamura has to say now. After a resting day at the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Hans broke the silence: “The silence of my critics clearly speaks for itself“. Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the tournament and Niemann’s interview caused different reactions on social medias. Elon Musk commented on accusations towards Hans Niemann, while Garry Kasparov called Carlsen’s withdrawal as an act with no precedent in the last 50 years. Chess.com yesterday published the official statement, explaining the decision to remove Hans Niemann from the platform, and Daniel Rensch commented on it in Niemann’s style.
After suffering a round 6 loss to Wesley So – the sole leader of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Hans Niemann meets Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the seventh round. As Carlsen’s results got annulled, Niemann scores 2.5 points, and MVL has 2 points. Round 6 recap and results
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