Hans Niemann Bat Arch -Nemesis Magnus Carlsen to win late online event Tuesday – Firstpost

The American Grand Master Hans Niemann competed alongside Magnus Carlsen, world n ° 1, in the last Tuesday entitled Tuesday by Chess.com on May 13, the latter ended first in the two events. However, while Carlsen won the “ Early ” tournament on the shooting breakdown to recover his seventh titled Tuesday of the year, Niemann triumphed in the “late” event.

The two events made the three best players ended on 9.5 points each each out of 11 possible. Carlsen was tied with GMS Dmitry Andreikin and Parham Maghsoodloo in the “ `early ” event and alongside Niemann and GM Zhamsaran Tsydypovn in the` Tardif ” event. However, while the Norwegian won the first event with a 73 tie score, Niemann was tried the winner during the “late” event with a 77 tie score.

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Carlsen won a combined prize from $ 1,350 to $ 1,000 for winning the “Early” event and $ 350 for his third place in the other won – while Niemann raised $ 1,000.

Carlsen and Niemann made the headlines for their mutual animosity – the two having shared fractured relationships since the world No. 1 accused the American cheating GM during the Sinquefield 2022 Cup.

Niemann not only denied these allegations, but he continued a legal action of $ 100 million against Carlsen as well as his colleague Grand Master American Hikaru Nakamura and Chess.com. However, the two parties had reached a regulation after the Niemann trial was rejected by an American federal judge.

Nakamura broke her own record

Although Nakamura did not finish in first place in one or other of the events on Tuesday, the US director general made the headlines despite everything by breaking his own record on the Blitz notes of Chess.com.

Nakamura had recorded a point of cutting-edge blitz of 3405 on Chess.com in February of last year, becoming the first player to rape the 3400-barrier. And Tuesday, he reached a new summit of 3408 after winning each of his first seven games in the “Early” event.

The 37 -year -old victories sequence, however, was interrupted by Carlsen in the eighth round of the “early” event. He finally finished ninth in the “Early” event with 8.5 points and a score of 76 and 13th late with 8 points and a 73 equal score.