SEPTEMBER 23 — These past three months have been tumultuous for professional chess and all the incidents involve reigning and five-times world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
What followed from this were allegations of cheating committed by Niemann who, of course, denied it. While Niemann admitted to cheating seven years earlier, he insisted this time he was innocent. Former world champion Gary Kasparov even weighed in on the controversy, essentially demanding that Carlsen explain his withdrawal adding that “the world title comes with responsibilities.”
It has to be said that the whole situation remains shrouded in cloak-and-dagger intrigue because, apart from that Mourinho-ish tweet, Carlsen has not commented at all on his withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup nor last Monday’s “resignation” .Magnus Carlsen , of Norway, makes a move against Sergey Karjakin, of Russia, during their opening match in the 2016 World Chess Championship in New York November 11, 2016.
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