Hans Niemann beats arch-nemesis Magnus Carlsen to win ‘Late Titled Tuesday’ on-line occasion

American Grandmaster Hans Niemann competed alongside world No 1 Magnus Carlsen within the newest Titled Tuesday hosted by Chess.com on 13 Could, with the latter ending tied first in each occasions. Nevertheless, whereas Carlsen gained the ‘Early’ event on tie-breaks to gather his seventh Titled Tuesday win of the yr, Niemann triumphed within the ‘Late’ occasion.

Each occasions had the highest three gamers ending on 9.5 factors every out of a potential 11. Carlsen was tied with GMs Dmitry Andreikin and Parham Maghsoodloo within the ‘Early’ occasion and alongside Niemann and GM Zhamsaran Tsydypovn within the ‘Late’ occasion. Nevertheless, whereas the Norwegian took the primary occasion with a tie-break rating of 73, Niemann was adjudged the winner within the ‘Late’ occasion with a tie-break rating of 77.

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Carlsen gained a mixed prize cash of $1,350 – $1,000 for profitable the ‘Early’ occasion and $350 for his third-place end within the different gained – whereas Niemann collected $1,000.

Carlsen and Niemann have been making headlines for his or her mutual animosity – the 2 having shared fractured relations ever for the reason that world No 1 accused the American GM of dishonest through the 2022 Sinquefield Cup.

Niemann not solely denied these allegations, he went on to file a $100 million lawsuit towards Carlsen in addition to fellow American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and Chess.com. The 2 events, nevertheless, had arrived at a settlement after Niemann’s lawsuit was dismissed by a US federal choose.

Nakamura breaks his personal file

Although Nakamura didn’t end on the high spot in both occasion on Tuesday, the American GM made headlines regardless by breaking his personal file on Chess.com’s Blitz rankings.

Nakamura had registered a peak blitz score of 3405 on Chess.com in February final yr, turning into the primary participant to breach the 3400-barrier. And on Tuesday, he attained a brand new excessive of 3408 after profitable every of his first seven video games within the ‘Early’ occasion.

The 37-year-old’s profitable streak, nevertheless, was halted by Carlsen within the eighth spherical of the ‘Early’ occasion. He finally completed ninth within the ‘Early’ occasion with 8.5 factors and a tie-break rating of 76, and thirteenth within the late occasion with 8 factors and a tie-break rating of 73.