The World Rapid Championships 2022 came to an end with some thrilling action. The Gold medal in the open section went to Magnus Carlsen for the 4th time in his career, but it was not without drama. The silver medal went to the young talent Vincent Keymer who played an exquisite event and the bronze medal went to Fabiano Caruana. In the women's section Tan Zhongyi continued her good run by winning the gold. She beat Dinara Saduakassova in the tiebreaks. The local girl had to settle for silver and the bronze went to India's 15-year-old Savitha Shri.
The first four rounds of the Aimchess Rapid online tournament were played on Friday. Nodirbek Abdusattorov was the top scorer, as he collected three wins and a draw for a 10/12 score (wins are worth 3 points, draws are worth 1 point). Magnus Carlsen, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are sharing second place on 7/12.
Recent News: Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen shocked the chess community by resigning after one move in a game against American grandmaster Hans Niemann at the Julius Baer Generation Cup, a tournament held online. Niemann as white played 1. d4; Carlsen responded with Nf6. Niemann played 2. c4, whereupon Carlsen resigned and turned off his webcam. Carlsen had previously accused Niemann of cheating after losing to him at the Sinquefield Cup tournament in St. Louis.