Carlson’s refusal to admit defeat in a move against Hans Niemann has caused controversy in the chess world.
5th match…
The Julius Baer Cup Chess Tournament is the 5th tournament of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 season. 16 players including Carlson, Pragnananda, Arjun Erikaisi will participate in the tournament. The competition will be held online till September 25. Each player has to play 15 games each. 8 out of 16 players will qualify for the knockout round.
Pragnananda…
At the end of the 2nd day, Indian players Arjun Erikaisi and Pragnananda took the top two positions. Arjun is at the top with 17 points and Pragnananda and Carlson are at the 2nd position with 15 points. The chess world eagerly awaited the match between world champion Carlsen and Hans Niemann. The reason is that Carlson recently withdrew from the tournament after losing a match against Hans Niemann.
Never left…
World Champion Magnus Carlsen participated in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup Chess Tournament. In the 3rd round, 19-year-old American Hans Niemann created a stir by defeating Carlson. After this, Sinquefield suddenly announced that he was withdrawing from the competition. He has never had such a semi-final in any match he has played in so far. Carlson’s decision came as a shock to fans. And in a tweet about it, he had shared a video.
Controversy…
In it, Carlson’s decision sparked new controversy and debate as he shared a video of football coach Jose Marino saying that if I talk about it, I will get in big trouble along with his tweet. Carlson reportedly made the decision due to suspicions related to Hans Niemann’s cheating in online chess matches and winning some games. However, so far Carlson has not made his reasoning clear.
2 moves…
In the next few days, Carlsen and Hans Niemann clashed again in the Julius Baer Cup chess match, and the chess world eagerly awaited this match. But Carlson left the game after a move that no one expected. Thus Hans Niemann, who played with 2 moves, was declared the winner.
Fans request…
Carlson’s move has caused great controversy in the chess world. Carlson has done this as a continuation of the controversy related to Hans Niemann, and chess fans and players have demanded that this issue between the two be resolved.