Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen in Las Vegas Freestyle event after American GM qualifies via play-in tournament

Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen in Las Vegas Freestyle event after American GM qualifies via play-in tournament

Hans Niemann has secured a spot at the Las Vegas Freestyle Grand Slam tournament next month which will see him take on a host of elite players, including nemesis Magnus Carlsen, who is also co-founder of the Freestyle Tour. Niemann defeated Germany’s Rasmus Svane, former world champion Ding Liren, China’s Yu Yangyi and Denis Lazavik … Read more

Hans Niemann withdraws from Paris Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event at last minute

Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen in Las Vegas Freestyle event after American GM qualifies via play-in tournament

Hans Niemann has withdrawn from the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour event, the organisers of the event said late on Saturday night on their social media handles. No reason was given by either the player or the organiser. Nodirbek Abdusattarov was named as a replacement for the American grandmaster. The announcement … Read more

How Chess.com became more than just a chess app and Titled Tuesday spiced up a routine weekday

How Chess.com became more than just a chess app and Titled Tuesday spiced up a routine weekday

Around the time Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion in history of chess in December, Indian chess also made its mark elsewhere. On the popular Chess.com app, India overtook the USA as the “most active country” on the platform, another indicator that not just the protagonists in the thick of action, but spectators following … Read more

Magnus Carlsen on how the Niemann anal beads rumour started, why he doesn’t believe it

Magnus Carlsen on how the Niemann anal beads rumour started, why he doesn’t believe it

World No 1 GM Magnus Carlsen went on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and detailed why he doesn’t believe that GM Hans Niemann cheated using anal beads, an unsubstantiated rumour that had started swirling on social media when cheating allegations against Niemann were brought about. Magnus Carlsen was asked at the start of the podcast … Read more