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Niemann Advances To SCC Finals In Paris & Potential Match With Carlsen, Blasts ‘Chess Institution’

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Niemann Advances To SCC Finals In Paris & Potential Match With Carlsen, Blasts ‘Chess Institution’


GM Hans Niemann can purchase his ticket to Paris, as he is made it to the Velocity Chess Championship 2024 Semifinals which can be dwell in France. He received his quarterfinal match towards GM Wesley So 13-10. Notably, he gave a 30-minute interview after the match that has been summarized on the backside of this text.

The subsequent quarterfinal match can be GM Magnus Carlsen vs. Arjun Erigaisi, on Thursday, August 8, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET / 18:00 CEST / 9:30 p.m. IST (August 9).

Velocity Chess Championship 2024 Bracket 

It is plain, chess followers are eagerly awaiting the potential pairing of Carlsen vs. Niemann within the Semifinals. They haven’t performed over the board for the reason that Sinquefield Cup in 2022.

Wesley So 10-13 Hans Niemann

SmarterChess predicted a two-point victory for Niemann, with the distinction being within the 3+1 portion. In fact, Niemann dominated the primary portion and maintained that three-point result in the top of the match.

It was a second victory for Niemann on Wednesday, who earlier in the identical day took a 7.5-4.5 lead towards GM Anish Giri in an over-the-board match that ends on August 11 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. There was a blitz portion on Wednesday, and it will likely be adopted by three days of double-round classical chess and, lastly, six video games of fast chess.

Blitz 5+1: Niemann 5-2 So

Niemann took a two-point lead forward of the primary break. After escaping decisive hassle in recreation one, he received the following two video games; the primary one was a clear conversion of an additional piece, however the second was a wild time scramble, with the strikes in pink beneath marking the blunders dedicated on the finish of the sport.

Each gamers traded game-losing blunders, however So was the one to make the final mistake. Nerves had been on full show.

Niemann received the following two video games in a row to attain a hat trick. The third of these victories encompasses a direct assault on the enemy king, which GM Rafael Leitao covers in our Sport of the Day evaluation beneath.

So stopped the bleeding the following recreation, however it could be his solely win within the first hour of play. The knight-and-rook endgame all got here right down to a single tempo; if Black had one free transfer, he’d win the trapped rook on c4. Because it went, So was simply in time for the successful maneuver Nf3-e2-c1-b3.

Essentially the most dramatic second of the portion was the final 5+1 recreation. After Niemann efficiently defended what was at one level greater than a +5 benefit for his opponent, So went on to blunder and lose in a textbook drawn place. Within the clip beneath, Niemann first laughs in disbelief as he survives, then his jaw drops when So blunders.

Blitz 3+1: Niemann 4-4 So

So discovered his mojo to start with of the second portion, however he was unable to maintain the momentum and Niemann reasserted his three-point lead.

So received his first recreation within the phase due to a one-move double-attack, then adopted it up with a robust initiative within the subsequent recreation, beginning with 19…Bxh3!, and White dropped a chunk after a number of strikes. It was two wins in a row for So, who painted the contours of a comeback.

However, after the break, So’s play was shaky. The momentum he constructed up was quashed by a 20-move loss the place he equalized simply within the opening, then instantly misplaced a chunk.

“You may’t enable a recreation like this,” stated GM Daniel Naroditsky, later following up, “Wesley has to scrub up his play proper now.” A recreation later, So didn’t convert a clear further pawn in a knight vs. bishop endgame, permitting a draw.

The gamers exchanged black victories within the final two video games, and Niemann’s assault within the final one is flashier.

The momentum was clearly on Niemann’s facet, and the early video games within the bullet part cemented his match victory.

Bullet 1+1: Niemann 4-4 So

When Niemann received the primary two video games of the bullet portion and gained a five-point lead, it was onerous to think about it turning round. His total victory by no means appeared unsure, even when the ultimate bullet rating was even.

So by no means fairly recovered from the thrashings of the 5+1 phase. Niemann later stated, “Seeing his digicam and seeing his expressions after each mistake actually boosted my confidence.” So’s tilt was seen in his second consecutive lack of the 1+1 portion, the place he hung a knight on f3 because of the pin on the g-file:

“The constructing is on hearth, and he wants to alter the narrative proper now,” stated Naroditsky, nevertheless it by no means fairly got here shut. So’s most crushing victory got here within the recreation that adopted, the place 10…Bc1?? blundered the rook within the nook. Funnily, White was nonetheless objectively higher if he had discovered 11.Bd3, however as a substitute So received with the additional materials.

Niemann’s final victory got here with a gunshot 25.Bxa5!, which Sport Evaluate labels as good, and after 25…Rxa5 26.b4 White no less than regains the piece. In the sport, he received the rook on a5 and received with a handed a-pawn.

Together with a ticket to Paris, Niemann wins $7,826.09 and So earns $2,173.91 by win share.

Interview

GM David Howell known as the interview “riveting stuff,” including, “I do not know what was extra intense, that interview or the video games themselves.” I’ll present a abstract of the virtually 30-minute interview, however you possibly can take heed to it in full (timestamped) beneath.

The subjects mentioned got here on this order:

  • The match itself and what it means to play within the SCC Finals.

  • The “chess institution’s” collusion towards Niemann and his “vengeance… as victory on the chessboard.”

  • Niemann Contradicts Chess.com’s Report About Him. 

  • GM Brandon Jacobson‘s (Viih_Sou) match towards Naroditsky, subsequent ban, and potential rematch.

  • Niemann defined his “Hans Niemann Towards the World” match collection.

Profitable The Match, Going To Paris

Let’s begin from the start. Whereas taking part in two matches in at some point may tire some gamers out, Niemann appears to by no means tire from taking part in the royal recreation. “I feel it was really good that I performed these video games towards Anish as a result of it was simply an enormous confidence enhance.”

He did not count on to qualify for Paris, however he is made it—in his first time collaborating within the SCC. He identified that Chess.com despatched in-person proctors for each of his matches, including that they did the identical for his opponents. He careworn that this created a “honest atmosphere” and that it ought to get rid of any doubt concerning the outcome.

Niemann then defined that he is “top-of-the-line gamers on the planet, I’ve confirmed that point and time once more,” particularly pointing to his current wins towards GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave final week and now So. “To beat MVL, to beat Wesley, is actually—there are only a few gamers who may do it within the vogue that I simply did. So I hope that folks may perceive that I am top-of-the-line gamers on the planet and can proceed to enhance.” Niemann is quantity 27 on the planet on the dwell ranking record along with his peak ranking of 2711.

 I hope that folks may perceive that I am top-of-the-line gamers on the planet and can proceed to enhance.

—Hans Niemann

Niemann has gained +226 ranking factors in 4 years. Picture: FIDE.

Hans Blasts “Chess Institution”: “Cease Being Infants”

He additionally blamed Chess.com who “defamed” and “lied concerning the extent of my on-line dishonest.” He added: “Sadly, the Chess.com monopoly and mafia defamed my fame, however I am letting the chess converse for itself. I feel that all through my chess profession it will change into abundantly clear that I deserve an apology, however I am not a sufferer, so I do not want an apology. My vengeance can be victory on the chessboard.”

Sadly, the Chess.com monopoly and mafia defamed my fame, however I am letting the chess converse for itself.

—Hans Niemann

Subsequent, the place does he stand on Carlsen? He first stated that his main concern is taking part in his greatest chess. As for Carlsen, he put it this fashion: “This whole factor began in a chess recreation and it ought to finish on a chessboard.” He continued to elucidate that he’ll overcome “the evil chess mafia that’s working towards me” by persevering with to win.

He careworn that the “chess institution” conspired towards him to spoil his profession and that “there has by no means been a shred of proof about any over-the-board dishonest,” although he admitted to dishonest on-line when he was youthful (extra on this beneath). He named the conspirators:

I actually simply hope the chess institution, together with Chess.com, together with FIDE, together with Hikaru and Magnus, cease being infants and let me play deal with issues on the chessboard and I guarantee you that is going to be the least cowardly technique to deal with issues.

Later within the interview he additionally talked about being “blacklisted” by the Saint Louis Chess Membership, who’ve banned him from their occasions in 2024, although he didn’t point out the explanation. The chess membership, of their assertion, cited “inappropriate conduct together with damaging personal property, impolite feedback and an uncooperative angle.”

Niemann Contradicts Chess.com’s Report About Him

Niemann known as Chess.com’s Hans Niemann Report “insane.” He maintained he didn’t cheat within the Professional Chess League (which he streamed) or another prize cash occasions since he was “12 or perhaps 13” years previous, and claimed that Rensch advised him on the cellphone verbatim, “No, you by no means cheated whereas streaming.” Chess.com’s report contradicts his narrative, stating that he has cheated in over 100 video games on-line and “He was already 17 when he probably cheated in a few of these matches and video games. He was additionally streaming in 25 of those video games.”

He additionally added that Naroditsky himself was anonymously quoted in an article saying that Niemann’s on-line video games didn’t look suspicious. Naroditsky responded, “I stand by this fully,” and added, “I personally didn’t see something suspicious, however on the identical time, I am a commentator. I do know little or no concerning the algorithm.”

Naroditsky chimed in too within the interview. Picture: Chess.com broadcast.

Niemann stated he would by no means even consider dishonest once more. “The thought of dishonest now could be to this point out of my head it could be the equal of suicide for me. To cheat could be the whole degradation of my character and my life.”

Will There Be Any Reconciliation With Carlsen Or Rensch? No.

On Carlsen, he concluded, “I feel he’s a sick, deluded one who wished to destroy my life. And he did this out of simply pure vendetta.” He wouldn’t conform to a dialog with Carlsen and Rensch on the air, which Naroditsky hypothetically steered. “They went to this point, they lied a lot, that there is merely no technique to speak. How do you even converse to somebody who lies, simply blatantly lies, after which simply makes use of all of their sources and cash and energy to destroy your life? There is not any dialogue available.”

Viih_Sou: Naroditsky’s Open To A Match

In trying to shut the interview, Naroditsky opened one other can of worms by saying, “Simply to be clear, Hans, I am talking the reality once I say I am not on the anti-cheating group and I’ve zero perception into the algorithm, identical to I used to be not answerable for the Viih_Sou ban and I didn’t provoke that.” Jacobson was banned from Chess.com after crushing Naroditsky in an internet match whereas taking part in an objectively dropping opening, 1.a4 2.Ra3 (or 1…a5 2…Ra6 with Black). 

Niemann provided to sponsor an over-the-board rematch “beneath any circumstances,” including that “whether it is unsatisfactory based mostly on the phrases you agree, I’ll donate $10,000 to charity.” He provided to arrange a match “identical to Jospem and Hikaru did,” although he was probably referring to the Conflict of Claims match that included GM Vladimir Kramnik, not Nakamura.

Naroditsky was hesitant at first: “As a critical participant, Hans, you possibly can perceive that beginning the sport with a -3 place and successful a match by 30 no less than is grounds for dialogue. Enjoying a daily match [is different].” Nevertheless, towards the top, Naroditsky stated he “may take up” the match in any case and he is “actually wanting ahead to the brand new course” on 1.a4 2.Ra3.

Hans Niemann Towards The World

Niemann completed by plugging his match collection. He is presently taking part in Giri over the board, however later this month he’ll be taking part in GM Nikita Vitiugov in London and Etienne Bacrot in Paris. Simply two weeks after that final match, he can be anticipating to play Carlsen or Arjun within the SCC Semifinals. In actual fact, his first classical recreation towards Giri begins in lower than 9 hours after the top of this interview.

The Velocity Chess Championship is Chess.com’s most vital velocity chess occasion. A number of the largest names in chess compete to find out one of the best velocity chess participant on the planet. The principle occasion began with qualifiers on June 27 and 28 and concludes with the first-ever Remaining on September 8, dwell in Paris. The video games are performed with time controls of 5+1, 3+1, and 1+1. The prize fund is $173,000.

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