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Hans Niemann - "This is a targeted attack"

by Himank Ghosh - 07/09/2022

The Chess world was taken by storm when young Grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the 3rd round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022. It was an extremely impressive performance due to 2 reasons: Hans beating Magnus with the Black pieces, and outplaying Magnus in the endgame! However, things took a different turn when the World Champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the tournament with a cryptic tweet. On the same day, a 15-minute security check was added before the rounds began. The whole chess world started speculating and rumors started spreading that Hans had cheated. After the 5th round game against GM Leinier Dominguez Perez, Hans Niemann spoke to Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez in the post-game interview where he defended himself against rumors of cheating, his accent, and much more. Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club Interview.

 Grandmaster Hans Niemann speaks out against all allegations

Niemann: I Have NEVER Cheated Over The Board | Round 5 |Video: Saint Louis Chess Club

GM Alejandro Ramirez: Hans, we have got to speak about the elephant in the room. Do you have some words for us?

Hans Niemann's tweet after the Round 5 post-game interview.

GM Hans Niemann: Yeah. So, there's been a lot of things that have been, you know, the social media stuff. I have a lot of things to say and I've thought a lot about what I want to say and how I'm going to say it. Let's just discuss a few things.

Hans Niemann speaks his mind about his accent.

So first of all, my accent. I'm sorry, this is just the most funny thing. Because if you want me to speak like an American right now, I don't, I can't even tell. But for the last two years, I have lived in a suitcase traveling around Europe, playing chess, nonstop. I spend so much time working on chess that I simply don't go outside and socialize with people who speak fluent English. This is just one thing I wanna talk about. I have spent the last two years not spending any time in America. Even when I'm in America, I don't go outside other than when I pick up my food, I'm just too busy with chess. So all these things, saying that I'm faking an accent and that I'm putting on some facade, that is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. If anyone is using my newfound accent to make any conclusions about anything chess related, it is absolutely insane, because I don't spend any time in America. I only speak to chess players who have bad English. So maybe it's a product of my environment.

 

Then comes the Magnus opening, let's get to that. So people were saying that there was no idea why I checked this. Well, first of all, you know, people are absolute idiots, because the explanation I'm gonna give is gonna make all the top GMs look like total idiots. First of all, they said there were zero games in that position. No, there was a game, just check the database. There's this thing in chess called transpositions.

Grandmaster Nigel Short's take on the transposition which happened in the game between Niemann and Carlsen.

Now let's say theoretically, Magnus has been playing quite a lot of Catalan recently. So perhaps, I'm looking at the Catalan and I'm thinking, how is Magnus gonna surprise me in the Catalan? Well, there's this weird move Nc3. I remember some instances where he's going for these structures. So this is a perfectly reasonable thing. And during that moment, I did not think about it because it was such a small part of my preparation. I simply recognized the pattern. Also, I spent 8 minutes after the move a3, and after I play ...dxc4 since it's not a direct transposition, I should obviously take some time to make sure that the position is going to be transposed properly.

Position after 7...dxc4 in the round 3 game between Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen.

Here, White can play Qa4. This is a move that I was concerned about in the game, but now there's Bd4.  After Qxc4 Bc6 Nf3 Nd7 0-0, I thought I'll play ...Bd5 followed by ...c5, and this was my plan. I understood at least not in the most precise way, but I understood that there was going to be the move Nf3, thus leading to a transposition. So this is why I took some time. I checked it because it's a transposition. I'm spending extra time to make sure that the transposition is correct because it's the world champion and he's just sprung a very dangerous trap. Now, if I don't know this, it can be very dangerous. But the fact that it's not a miracle, it's actually me being extremely tedious and going through every single possible transposition or line that he could play in the Catalan.

In my game against Firouzja, you need to understand that when I play the move Qg3, this is a purely psychological move. Clearly, people don't know anything about Firouzja, his style, and how to beat him. The way to beat him is to attack him. He really, really hates being attacked, and the main way he loses is by being attacked.

Position after 19.Qg3 in the Round 4 game between Niemann and Alireza.

We had a game in Miami where I got an attack, and he completely collapsed. So when I see the position and I see Qg3, I highly doubt based on my intuitive feeling that I'm losing here. I don't feel the need to calculate every single variation because I'm confident that there's no way he's gonna take the Knight. And if he takes, he's gonna be scared shitless. After the game, you're extremely tired and it's extremely difficult sometimes to recollect the things that you're talking about, the moves, variations. It's not like I'm coming in here full of energy. Sometimes you just forget things!

Hans Niemann's post-game interview after Round 4. Video: Saint Louis Chess Club.

The notion that I simply can't speak about chess on a high level, is completely ridiculous. I'm a very intuitive player. I made a gut call to play Qg3, and it paid off. Even if you look at the pattern in my games, I'm clearly missing many, many chances and it's extremely human chess. This is not a façade. I'm sorry, I just don't socialize much because I work so hard at chess.

I delete all social media. I sit inside, I study chess and I leave to pick up my delivery food twice a day. That is my life, I enjoy it.

If my English is not as native sometimes, I'm sorry, but when I speak to an American friend, it comes right back. It's something subconscious, maybe now it's coming back anyways. I noticed throughout social media, a lot of people who I once had respect for, who I once looked up to, and a lot of my heroes have decided to hop on this bandwagon. There has been a lot of speculation, a lot of things said, and I think I'm the only one who knows the truth. So there's a few things that need to come to light. First of all, there's the situation with chess.com. People have said that my chess.com account was banned twice, so this is what happened. When I was 12 years old, I was with a friend and I was playing Titled Tuesday on chess.com. I was playing, and he came over on an iPad with an Engine, and I was 12 years old. he started giving the moves - I was a child, I had no idea what happened. This happened once, in an online tournament, I was just a child and nothing happened then.

Grandmaster Hans Niemann's chess.com profile.

Four years later, when I was 16 years old during my streaming career, I made an absolutely ridiculous mistake in unrated games. Apart from when I was 12 years old, I have never, ever in my life cheated in an over-the-board game, in an online tournament, and only once in unrated games and I'm admitting this. I'm saying my truth because I do not want any misrepresentation. I am proud of myself that I learned from that mistake and now have given everything to chess. I have sacrificed everything for chess, and I do everything I can to improve. Basically, I wanted to gain some rating, you know, I just wanted to get a high rating so I could play stronger players. So, I cheated in random games on chess.com. Now I was confronted, I confessed, and this is the single biggest mistake of my life.

I'm completely ashamed and I'm telling the world because I do not want any misrepresentation, and I do not want rumors. I have never cheated in an over-the-board game.

Other than when I was 12 years old, I have never, ever, ever, and I would never do that. That is the worst thing I could ever do, cheat in a tournament with prize money. Now I made that mistake, and it's not something I was doing consistently. Never when I was streaming did I cheat, never did I misrepresent my strength. So I made this mistake, and I was confronted by chess.com. I had fully admitted this and I stopped playing on chess.com.

What I want people to know about this, is that I'm deeply, deeply sorry for my mistake. I know that my actions have consequences and during that time, I completely stepped away from a very lucrative streaming career. I stopped playing at all events, and I lost a lot of close friendships and relationships that meant a lot to me.

So I assure you, maybe I did not suffer, but I'm putting myself in the public now. I could be ruining my reputation for my life, but I want to tell the truth. Now this happened, I'm deeply, deeply ashamed of it, but keep in mind, I was 16 years old. I never wanted to hurt anyone, and these were random games. I could never even fathom doing it in a real game. Unfortunately, now there has been a targeted attack and some recent events have made it really, really difficult for me to not stop speaking. After the game against Magnus, he put this tweet with clearly some insinuations, and then everyone starts to pile.

Magnus' statement of withdrawal from the tournament, the tweet which started all the drama
I get an email from chess.com, saying that they've privately removed access to my chess.com account and that they have uninvited me from the global chess championship. Three days ago, I met with someone very high up in chess.com at the Sinquefield Cup who had amazing words. But because of this game against Magnus, because of what he said, they have decided to completely remove me from the website.

This is after I have already fully admitted, and they have the best cheat detection in the world. They know that I'm not a cheater and that I have given everything in chess. I work so hard, and chess is my entire life. Now, if they're going to try to think that I'm gonna be silent about what has happened, it is completely ridiculous. I met with Danny Rensch in Miami, and he was the person who confronted me and I was deeply, deeply indebted to him for handling the ban privately and giving me the chance to redeem myself. Now, after not playing chess.com events, I went to over-the-board tournaments and I decided to myself that the only way to make up for my mistakes was to prove to myself and to prove to others that I could win myself. Now that has been my mission., and that is why I've lived in a suitcase for 2 years. That is why I have played 260 games in one year. That is why I've trained 12 hours a day because I have something to prove.

Niemann's rating progress chart. He gained a lot of rating points from 2020-2022! Photo: FIDE rating website

Now, chess.com has suddenly decided to hop on Magnus' insinuations, and Hikaru's very direct accusations. Now they see the opportunity, "okay, we're just gonna get rid of this". I believe this is completely unfair, this is a targeted attack. If you look at my games, this has nothing to do with my games. So, why does the CEO of chess.com come to me and say, "We're looking forward to having the global chess championship, we're looking forward to you playing in our events". Then right when I beat Magnus, they decide to remove my account and not let me play in their tournaments. This is absolutely ridiculous, and they've only done this because of what Magnus and Hikaru have said.

Hikaru's take on why Magnus Carlsen quit the Sinquefield Cup.

The entire social media and chess world is completely attacking me and undermining me. They maybe would think that I would be afraid to tell the entire world that I cheated in some random games, and I cheated in a tournament when I was 12 years old, but I'm not afraid because I know who I am. I know the chess player that I am, and what I give to chess.

I'm not going to be scared, to be manipulated and be conspired against, to try to ruin my chess career when I know what has happened.

As far as Magnus, the fact that he did it without saying it, he knew the insinuations that would follow. If you look at social media, on every single platform, I'm getting thousands of tweets. Everyone is attacking me, and some people are defending me and I really appreciate those. But when I see people attack me with absolutely zero evidence... I'm the only person who knows what happened, and I'm telling you guys that this is the truth. I really do not think that I would have the courage to say this, but I'm very thankful to the people who helped me make the decision.

Hikaru, I've never cheated against you in an online game, never happened.

The most ridiculous part is that the same players in this tournament are insinuating that I'm cheating, have also made insinuations about people who are making insinuations about me. Let's just say that people who are saying these things about me, they're not that innocent themselves.

I'm not going to let Chess.com, Magnus Carlsen, and Hikaru Nakamura, arguably the 3 biggest entities in chess, simply slander my reputation.

Because the question is, why are you going to remove me from chess.com right after I beat Magnus? What's with the timing? Again, I'm deeply, deeply sorry for what has happened, it is the biggest single regret of my life. Even now to look back on it, I can recognize myself. To give context. I was 16 years old. I don't wanna make an excuse, but I was living alone in New York City. It was the peak of the pandemic. I have been financially independent since I was 16 years old. I left my family and I was living alone at 16.

I had rent to pay, and I was willing to do anything to grow my stream. So of course I made a childish mistake and I will have to live with that. But I'd rather live with that with everyone knowing the truth, instead of people making simple speculations about me, because this is the full truth. I'd like to see if everyone else can actually tell their truth.

 

GM Alejandro Ramirez: When Chess.com sent you this email, did they give any reasoning?

GM Hans Niemann: No reason. They just informed me. I tried to log into my chess.com account, I wanted to check the games and they said I could log in, send me an email. A few hours later, they have rescinded. They didn't want to ban me publicly because they would have to give a reason. They think that they can scare me. They think that I'm not gonna talk about it because I'm afraid to admit this. But I did this when I was 12 years old. And the other time, there was no prize money, it was an absolutely random game. I understand that some people might lose respect for me for this, but it is my greatest mistake. Everything I've done in the past few years has been to make up for that mistake. 

That is my entire purpose as a chess player: to prove to myself and prove to others that I'm trying to do better. I hope that my results, commitment and hard work has shown that I have learned from this and that I learned my lesson.

 

GM Alejandro Ramirez: Hans, how does it feel to play the rest of the tournament, knowing that everything here is surrounding the Sinquefield Cup? Magnus left, and clearly, something is happening. How are you able to focus?

GM Hans Niemann: After the game, I opened social media and I can't get my eyes off it, because every single person and their whole family has an opinion. Of course, you sort of get dragged to it and I'm reading it. When I was 8/9 years old, Magnus Carlsen came to an exhibition in California and my mom took me there. I had just started playing chess and he was doing a blindfold simul. There was an auction to bid on it, and when there were bidding on it, it got up to $1,000 and it became too much. My mom was like, no, no, no, if you really, really want it, we'll do it. She was ready to make a financial sacrifice so I could play. And I said, no, no, no Mom, One day I'm gonna play him for free. Instead, I got a big signed chess piece.

But to me, to see my absolute hero try to target me and ruin my reputation, ruin my chess career, and to do it in such a frivolous way is really, really disappointing. Because you know, you spend your entire life looking up to someone and then you meet them, and my dream came true. I lived my dream for a day beating Magnus and then all of this happened.

But when I sit on the board, it's purely chess. So even today, maybe there are moments during the game where my mind wandered, but when I'm playing chess, that's all there is on my mind. Hopefully, it'll stay that way.

Even with everything that's going on, Hans is still 100% focused while playing games. Photo: Lennart Ootes

GM Alejandro Ramirez: Does this bothering you fuel you? Does it make you hungry?

GM Hans Niemann: It absolutely fuels me. My fuel has always been maybe not anger, but spite has been a strong fuel for me.

When I started to play chess in the Netherlands, my school teacher told me I wasn't good enough. That certainly fueled me. I've always been one to prove people wrong. This absolutely fuels me and makes me want to win the tournament even more.

I can come to the game, I can completely strip. You wanna do any Fairplay check on me you want, I don't care because I know that I'm clean. If they want me to strip fully naked, I'll do it, I don't care because I know that I'm clean and I'm willing to subject myself. Do you want me to play in a closed box with zero electric transmission? I don't care, you know, name whatever you guys want. I'm here to win, and that's gonna be my goal regardless. 

 

GM Yasser Seirawan: It was a very heartfelt interview. Your motion spoke for itself. Hans, all we can say is enjoy your free day. Stay away from social media, and keep your head in the game.

GM Peter Svidler: Yeah, I think much of this needed to be said, and I think it's very good that it has been said. Thanks for coming in and doing this.

Both commentators GM Yasser Seirawan and Peter Svidler agreed that it was a heartfelt interview by Hans Niemann. Source: Saint Louis Chess Club Round 5 interview with Hans Niemann.

GM Hans Niemann: Before I go, Thank you guys for giving me the chance to speak. I'm sure many, many people are, are going to be seeing this. I would just like to hope that everyone keeps an open mind and understand that chess is my entire life. I've sacrificed everything for this game, and I'm willing to do anything to improve myself and to improve at chess. I'm sorry, but chess is everything to me. So, that's all I need to say.

 


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Can Firouzja win Sinquefield Cup and Grand Chess Tour 2022?

@ 11/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
सिंकिफील्ड कप :वेसली सो की एकल बढ़त बरकरार

@ 10/09/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Sinquefield Cup 2022 R6: Wesley So ends Hans Niemann's unbeaten streak

@ 09/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Sinquefield Cup 2022 R5: Hans Niemann tells his story

@ 07/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
सिंकिफील्ड कप : क्यूँ नहीं खेले कार्लसन ?

@ 06/09/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Sinquefield Cup 2022 R4: Caruana scores, Carlsen withdraws

@ 06/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नीमन हंस नें कार्लसन को हराकर सिंकिफील्ड कप में बनाई बढ़त

@ 05/09/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Sinquefield Cup 2022 R3: Hans Niemann shocks Magnus Carlsen, crosses 2700 and emerges sole leader

@ 05/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
सिंकिफील्ड कप - कार्लसन नें नेपो को हरा किया आरंभ

@ 03/09/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
"Don't worry, just beat Magnus Carlsen" The Praggnanandhaa Interview

@ 23/08/2022 by Himank Ghosh (en)
"Abdusattorov has a lot of similarities to Magnus Carlsen" - GM Ivan Sokolov

@ 21/08/2022 by Himank Ghosh (en)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda wins Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2022, Anand shares second place with Aronian

@ 24/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet R&B 2022 Day 4: Vishy Anand continues his great momentum

@ 23/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet R&B 2022 Day 3: Vishy Anand wins the Rapid with a round to spare

@ 22/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet R&B 2022 Day 2: Vishy Anand continues his fantastic form

@ 21/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet R&B 2022 Day 1: Vishy Anand makes a perfect start

@ 20/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Vishy Anand returns to action at Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2022 starting today

@ 19/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's words of ultimate praise for Magnus Carlsen

@ 02/02/2022 by Sagar Shah (en)
"2900 रेटिंग मुश्किल है असंभव नहीं" - मेगनस कार्लसन

@ 01/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Magnus Carlsen signs FIDE World Chess Championship Match 2021 contract

@ 23/09/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
फ्रांस के मैक्सिम लाग्रेव नें जीता सिंकींफील्ड कप 2021

@ 28/08/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins Sinquefield Cup 2021

@ 27/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Wesley So wins Grand Chess Tour 2021

@ 26/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
सिंकिफील्ड कप R 6&7 - मैक्सिम निकले सबसे आगे

@ 25/08/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Sinquefield Cup R7: Vachier-Lagrave emerges sole leader

@ 25/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Sinquefield Cup R6: Xiong holds So to a draw

@ 24/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
सिंकिफील्ड कप R5 : जेफ्री नें करूआना को हराया

@ 22/08/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Sinquefield Cup R5: Xiong stuns Caruana

@ 22/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Sinquefield Cup R4: Leinier scores a magnificent win over MVL

@ 21/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Sinquefield Cup R3: So beats Svidler convincingly

@ 20/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
सिंकीफील्ड कप R3 : सो,करूआना,मैक्सिम बढ़त पर

@ 20/08/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Sinquefield Cup R2: Only So scores a win

@ 19/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
सिंकीफील्ड कप R2 : वेसली सो नें दर्ज की पहली जीत

@ 19/08/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
सिंकीफील्ड कप - करूआना नें की जीत से शुरुआत

@ 18/08/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Sinquefield Cup R1: Caruana scores a brilliant win

@ 18/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Streamer Nakamura dominates Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2021

@ 16/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Saint Louis R&B Day 4: Invincible Nakamura extends his lead

@ 15/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Saint Louis R&B Day 3: Nakamura ascends to the top

@ 14/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Saint Louis R&B Day 2: Caruana gains sole lead 9.0/12

@ 13/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Saint Louis R&B Day 1: Caruana and Leinier share the lead 5.0/6

@ 12/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz GCT 2021 starts today

@ 11/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Vishy Anand makes a fabulous comeback at Croatia Rapid and Blitz GCT

@ 12/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
तूफानी खेल से आनंद बने क्रोशिया जीसीटी उपविजेता

@ 12/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
23 सालो बाद विश्वनाथन आनंद नें कास्पारोव को हराया

@ 11/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Croatia Rapid and Blitz Day 4: A nightmarish start for Kasparov

@ 11/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Croatia Rapid and Blitz Day 3: A day of interesting draws

@ 10/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Croatia Rapid and Blitz Day 2: Saric stuns Nepomniachtchi

@ 09/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
क्रोशिया रैपिड : विश्वनाथन आनंद नें कोरोबोव को हराया

@ 09/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
जॉर्डन को हरा आनंद नें की अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शतरंज में वापसी

@ 08/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Croatia Rapid and Blitz Day 1: Nepomniachtchi takes sole lead 5.0/6

@ 08/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
क्रोशिया जीसीटी रैपिड - जॉर्डन के खिलाफ होगी आनंद की शुरुआत , मकसीम और नेपो से भी आज मुक़ाबले

@ 07/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Anand and Kasparov will return to action at Croatia Rapid and Blitz GCT

@ 07/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
क्रोसिया जीसीटी - आनंद की वापसी पर सबकी नजरे

@ 06/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Wesley So wins Paris Rapid and Blitz Grand Chess Tour

@ 23/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Paris Rapid and Blitz Day 4: So maintains his sole lead, Firouzja impresses

@ 22/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Paris Rapid and Blitz Day 3: So takes sole lead 12.0/18

@ 21/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Paris Rapid and Blitz Day 2: Vachier-Lagrave is back

@ 20/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Paris Rapid and Blitz Day 1: Four players share the lead 4.0/6

@ 19/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov wins Superbet Chess Classic 2021

@ 15/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Mamedyarov is a draw away from winning Superbet Chess Classic 2021

@ 14/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet Classic R7: Mamedyarov scores a hat-trick

@ 13/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet Classic R6: Mamedyarov and Grischuk maintain their lead 4.0/6

@ 12/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet Classic R5: Mamedyarov wins and joins three-way lead 3.0/5

@ 10/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet Classic R4: So and Grischuk score wins to share the lead 2.5/4

@ 09/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet Classic R3: When in Romania, Fear the Romanians

@ 08/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet Classic R2: Deac stuns Vachier-Lagrave

@ 07/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet Classic R1: Giri escapes a scare against Bogdan-Daniel

@ 06/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Superbet Chess Classic - Grand Chess Tour 2021 starts today

@ 05/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Bludgeoning and Bromancing - Giri on the go!

@ 14/03/2021 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
2020 में मेगनस कार्लसन नें की सबसे ज्यादा कमाई

@ 14/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Carlsen wins Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals

@ 21/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Carlsen wins the sixth set despite a back injury

@ 20/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Nakamura beats Carlsen in the Armageddon

@ 19/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Carlsen dominates Nakamura in the fourth set

@ 18/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Nakamura beats Carlsen in the third set

@ 17/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Carlsen wins the second set

@ 16/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Nakamura beats Carlsen in the first set

@ 15/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Carlsen sets up a 'Dream Final'

@ 13/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Nakamura eliminates Dubov and advances to the finals

@ 12/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Carlsen avenges his loss

@ 11/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MCT Finals: Ding Liren beats Carlsen in the first set

@ 10/08/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
मुझे खुद को और बेहतर करना होगा - मेगनस कार्लसन

@ 05/08/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Magnus Carlsen launches the Chessable Masters

@ 12/06/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
अब होगा मेगनस कार्लसन ऑनलाइन चैस टूर

@ 15/05/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
The $1m Magnus Carlsen Tour: A new era for chess

@ 14/05/2020 by Sagar Shah (en)
कार्लसन ने ही जीता कार्लसन आमंत्रण टूर्नामेंट

@ 04/05/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन भी पहुंचे फ़ाइनल नाकामुरा से महामुकाबला !

@ 03/05/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण : हिकारु नाकामुरा पहुंचे फ़ाइनल

@ 02/05/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R7 - नाकामुरा फबियानों से तो कार्लसन डिंग लीरेन से खेलेंगे सेमी फ़ाइनल मुक़ाबला

@ 01/05/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण :R6:D2:1 राउंड पहले ही तय हुए टॉप 4

@ 30/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण :R6:D1 : मुश्किल से जीते कार्लसन ,अलीरेजा नें गिरि को हराया

@ 29/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R5:D2 : कार्लसन,नाकामुरा और डिंग सेमी फ़ाइनल में करूआना भी मजबूत दावेदार

@ 28/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R4:D1 - अनीश गिरि नें कार्लसन को दिया ज़ोर का झटका ,अलीरेजा नें मकसीम को दी मात

@ 27/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R4:D2 - नाकामुरा पहुंचे कार्लसन के नजदीक,डिंग भी जीते पर खुल ही गया गिरि का खाता

@ 26/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R4:D1 - कार्लसन का सेमी फ़ाइनल पहुँचना लगभग तय

@ 25/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R3:D2 - डिंग नें टाईब्रेक में मकसीम को दी मात ,अनीश गिरि का फिर नहीं खुला खाता

@ 24/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R3:D1 - कार्लसन ने करूआना को एकतरफा हराया,नाकामुरा की अलीरेजा पर जीत

@ 23/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण टूर्नामेंट R2:D2 - कार्लसन और करूआना सयुंक्त बढ़त पर

@ 22/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R2:D1 - कार्लसन नें अलीरेजा से किया हिसाब बराबर,नाकामुरा नें अनीश गिरि को मात दी

@ 21/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण R1:D2 - मकसीम और करूआना जीते

@ 20/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन आमंत्रण टूर्नामेंट R1:D1 - अलीरेजा को हरा डिंग लीरेन को शुरुआती बढ़त,कार्लसन नाकामुरा से जीते

@ 19/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कार्लसन ऑनलाइन आमंत्रण टूर्नामेंट आरंभ:देखे LIVE

@ 18/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
कोरोना असर :नहीं होगा अब ग्रांड चेस टूर 2020

@ 06/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
The girl who made Magnus Carlsen's 2019 special

@ 03/01/2020 by ChessBase India (en)
क्यूँ आनंद नहीं पहुंचे ग्रांड चेस टूर फ़ाइनल ?

@ 27/11/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Breaking the Carlsen juggernaut

@ 01/09/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
कार्लसन को हराकर डिंग बने सिंकिफील्ड के सरताज

@ 30/08/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Ding Liren wins Sinquefield Cup 2019

@ 30/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
Carlsen comeback leads to playoff

@ 29/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
क्या आनंद जीत से करेंगे सिंकिफील्ड कप का समापन ?

@ 28/08/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Ding takes sole lead, Anand still in the title fray

@ 28/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
सिंकिफील्ड कप - जीत के करीब पर जीत से दूर आनंद

@ 27/08/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Anand loses lead at Sinquefield Cup 2019

@ 27/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
Anand disappointed himself against Caruana

@ 26/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
Anand's agonizing miss against Ding

@ 25/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
Anand's heartbreak against Giri

@ 24/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
सिंकिफील्ड कप - आनंद,करूआना और डिंग बढ़त पर

@ 23/08/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Anand, Caruana and Ding in a three-way lead at Sinquefield Cup 2019

@ 22/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
Caruana joins the lead with Anand

@ 21/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
Anand still in the lead at Sinquefield Cup 2019

@ 20/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
Anand maintains lead at Sinquefield Cup 2019

@ 19/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
Anand starts with a win at Sinquefield Cup 2019

@ 18/08/2019 by V Saravanan (en)
चैंपियन विश्वनाथन आनंद :पिक्चर अभी बाकी है दोस्तों !

@ 05/08/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
The Madras Tiger is still swift and agile!

@ 02/08/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
Vishy Anand is not going to give this one up easily!

@ 29/07/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
पेरिस ग्रैंड चेस टूर - आनंद अभी भी अपराजित

@ 29/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Unconquerable Vishy Anand leads Paris Grand Chess Tour event with 5.0/6

@ 28/07/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
पेरिस ग्रैंड चेस टूर - आनंद की धमाकेदार शुरुआत

@ 28/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
क्या है कार्लसन की लगातार जीत के मायने ?

@ 11/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Magnus Carlsen wins the Croatia Grand Chess Tour and his eighth consecutive tournament!

@ 08/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
A game where the attacker never wielded a sword, but the head fell!

@ 08/07/2019 by Srikanth Govind (en)
Magnus enters the last round just half a point ahead of Wesley So

@ 07/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
ग्रैंड चैस टूर - आनंद के सामने अब वापसी की चुनौती

@ 06/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
The Magnus magic continues!

@ 05/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
Nepo falls for the Magnus bluff!

@ 04/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
क्रोशिया ग्रैंड चेस टूर - आनंद नें खेला लगातार 5वा ड्रा

@ 02/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Knight endings are not always like pawn endings!

@ 29/06/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
Learn the King's Indian Attack with reversed colours from Nepo!

@ 29/06/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
How can Carlsen's such an anti-positional idea beat Giri in 23 moves

@ 27/06/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
King Magnus wins the first leg of Grand Chess Tour 2019 in Cote D'Ivoire

@ 13/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
Cote D’Ivoire Day 4: Red Hot MVL starts the day with 5/5, leads by a point at the halfway stage with a performance of 2937

@ 12/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
Cote D’Ivoire Day 3: King Magnus reigns supreme and crosses 2900 elo!

@ 11/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
Magnus Carlsen dominates day 2 in Cote D'Ivoire, moves to Rapid Elo of 2896!

@ 10/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
Magnus Carlsen and Wei Yi lead after day one of Côte d'Ivoire Grand Chess Tour Rapid

@ 09/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
Special Grand Chess Tour 2019 contest only for Indians

@ 08/05/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Grand Chess Tour 2019 comes to India from 20-27 November

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