Julius Baer Generation Cup gathers 16 world-class players spanning the age spectrum and set the chess world on fire as it featured the encounter between Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen. It was their first game to be played after the Sinquefield Cup 2022 when Carlsen withdrew from the event after losing to Niemann in the third round. Niemann – Carlsen R6 game of Julius Baer Generation Cup started with all eyes on it, and finished after a couple of seconds as Carlsen decided to resign his game in the second move shocking the chess world.
Susan Polgar commented on Carlsen’s resignation saying it’s: “Definitely a protest move!“, while GM Jon Ludvig Hammer said Carlsen should be sanctioned during the live Norwegian TV program. Fair-Play specialist Kenneth Regan joined the live studio of the Julius Baer Generation Cup and spoke about Carlsen – Niemann’s game at the Sinquefield Cup 2022: Niemann played well, but not too well. Anish Giri dropped the bomb by saying, we know about online cheating by multiple other chess players, while Levon Aronian said that he believes Niemann hasn’t been the cleanest person when it comes to online chess. /// See more reactions here
Check out the video with a compilation of reactions to Niemann – Carlsen game (the timetable of happenings related to Niemann-Carlsen case can be found below the video):
Timetable of happenings related to Niemann-Carlsen case:
| Date | News |
| 5-Sep | BREAKING: Magnus Carlsen withdraws from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 |
| 5-Sep | Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 |
| 5-Sep | Hans Niemann was thoroughly checked before the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup (VIDEO) |
| 5-Sep | Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers react to Carlsen’s withdrawal from the tournament |
| 5-Sep | Hans Niemann R4 post-game interview: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left |
| 6-Sep | Sinquefield Cup 2022 improves anti-cheating measures after Carlsen’s withdrawal |
| 6-Sep | Fabiano Caruana: Can’t wait to hear more about the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect |
| 6-Sep | Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 |
| 6-Sep | Niemann’s emotional confession R5 post-game interview: I cheated in random games on chess.com and this was the biggest mistake in my life |
| 7-Sep | Reactions to Hans Niemann’s interview |
| 7-Sep | Hans Niemann: I’d like to see what Nakamura has to say now |
| 8-Sep | Hans Niemann R6 post-game interview: The silence of my critics speaks for itself |
| 8-Sep | Elon Musk comments on accusations towards Hans Niemann |
| 8-Sep | Garry Kasparov about Carlsen’s withdrawal: It’s an act with no precedent in the past 50 years |
| 9-Sep | Chess.com explains its decision to remove Hans Niemann from the platform in the official statement |
| 9-Sep | Daniel Rensch about chess.com’s statement: This tweet speaks for itself |
| 9-Sep | Hikaru Nakamura reacts to Hans Niemann’s interview |
| 9-Sep | Susan Polgar about Niemann – Carlsen case: The professional reputation of many parties is at stake |
| 9-Sep | Garry Kasparov: Unless the chess world is to be dragged down into endless pathetic rumors, clear statements must be made |
| 9-Sep | Niemann keeps analyzing his game with MVL while getting checked with the anti-cheating device (VIDEO) |
| 9-Sep | Hans Niemann R7 post-game interview: It is absolutely ridiculous to play chess under these conditions |
| 10-Sep | Hikaru Nakamura and Daniel Naroditsky speak about cheating in chess |
| 10-Sep | Hans Niemann’s fans gather in front of the Saint Louis Chess Club |
| 10-Sep | Sinquefield Cup Chief Arbiter’s statement: We have no indication that any player has been playing unfairly in the Sinquefield Cup 2022 |
| 11-Sep | New allegations within Niemann – Carlsen case: Hans Niemann performs much better with live DGT boards |
| 11-Sep | Nigel Davies, “If Carlsen does not speak soon, the FIDE Ethics Commission should act” |
| 11-Sep | Alexander Grischuk about Niemann – Carlsen case: Magnus freaked out for a reason |
| 11-Sep | Richard Rapport suggests a polygraph test to manage cheating in chess and protect players who are falsely accused |
| 11-Sep | Alexei Shirov: Hans Niemann’s last GM norm looks suspicious |
| 12-Sep | Hans Niemann after the end of the Sinquefield Cup 2022: It was a lot to handle and I wasn’t able to manage my nerves |
| 13-Sep | S.L. Narayanan: I believe FIDE has to take more stringent measures for both online as well as OTB |
| 13-Sep | Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen to meet at the Julius Baer Generation Cup |
| 14-Sep | Hans Niemann to be back at the Saint Louis Chess Club for the 2022 Fall Chess Classic |
| 15-Sep | Fabiano Caruana on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I do not think Niemann cheated in this tournament |
| 16-Sep | Leonard Barden for Guardian on Niemann – Carlsen case: It is time for FIDE to step in |
| 16-Sep | Stephen Colbert jokes about the latest accusations against Hans Niemann in his late night talk show |
| 18-Sep | Alejandro Ramirez shares his insights on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I don’t think Hans cheated |
| 19-Sep | Magnus Carlsen resignes against Hans Niemann in the second move |
| 19-Sep | Susan Polgar on Carlsen’s resignation against Niemann: Definitely a protest move! |
| 19-Sep | Hammer says Carlsen should be sanctioned in live Norwegian TV program |
| 19-Sep | Fair-Play specialist Kenneth Regan: Niemann played well, but not too well |
| 19-Sep | Levon Aronian: I believe Niemann hasn’t been the cleanest person when it comes to online chess |
| 19-Sep | Magnus Carlsen applauds Pragg for the fantastic game |
| 19-Sep | Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s resignation |
| 19-Sep | Niemann’s and Carlsen’s facial expressions during their 2-move game |
| 20-Sep | Carlsen will not give any interviews during the tournament |
| 20-Sep | Anish Giri: we know about online cheating by multiple other chess players |
| 20-Sep | Nakamura on Carlsen – Nieman Julius Baer game |
| 20-Sep | Martin B. Justesen: Carlsen is handling the Chess.com merger like Elon Musk did with the purchase of Twitter |
| 20-Sep | Carlsen’s resignation is the top story in Norwegian newspapers |
| 20-Sep | Why was Hans Niemann invited to the Julius Baer Generation Cup? |
| 20-Sep | Naroditsky: I am pretty confident that Magnus believes Niemann has cheated over the board before Saint Louis |
| 20-Sep | The Carlsen – Niemann conflict is more recent than everyone thinks? |
| 20-Sep | What if Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann meet in the Julius Baer Generation Cup Knockout phase? |
| 21-Sep | Levon Aronian on 21-move loss to Niemann: Hans played very strange moves |
| 21-Sep | FIDE closely follows Carlsen – Niemann case, a statement to come |
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