Tag: Magnus Carlsen

Chess champ Carlsen accuses Niemann of recent cheating

OSLO, Norway (AFP) – Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen for the first time openly accused American Hans Niemann of cheating Monday, saying the rising star had done so more recently and more often than he previously admitted. The chess world has been shaken for three weeks by the Carlsen-Niemann controversy, since the 31-year-old five-time world champion withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in the US after losing to Niemann, 19. Last week, the Norwegian’s abrupt withdrawal from […]

World chess battle heads into tiebreak endgame

by Catherine TRIOMPHE NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The battle for the world chess crown launched into a four-game tiebreaker on Wednesday, after 12 regular rounds failed to separate reigning champion Magnus Carlsen and his Russian challenger Sergei Karyakin. After a win apiece and nine draws, the young stars — both aged just 26 — head into the chess equivalent of extra time in soccer, beginning a series of four quickfire games in New […]