FIDE Statement on anti-cheating cases at Online Olympiad
The Online Olympiad Fair Play Panel has identified four cases in which there are sufficient grounds to believe the Fair Play Regulations have been violated. All the results of these players in the Online Olympiad have been turned into losses, and where applicable they will not be allowed to play any further part in the tournament. Tournament officials and team captains concerned have been informed to that effect. These cases affect four players from Mali (Base Division, Pool B), Brunei Darussalam (Division 4, pool A), Hong Kong (Division 4, pool A), and Nicaragua (Division 4, pool E). If your team belongs to any of these groups, please check the website for updated results, to see if the standings in your pool might have been affected. FIDE will not disclose any more information or respond to any inquiries on this matter until a full investigation has been conducted.
World Champion Magnus Carlsen wins chess24 Legends of Chess
Magnus Carlsen is the chess24 Legends of Chess champion after he brutally wiped the floor with Russian challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi today. The World Champion made it a third win in four Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour events as he outplayed Nepomniachtchi 2.5-0.5 in a decisive second set. It ended the final a game and a day early and Carlsen picks up a $45,000 first prize. The 29-year-old is on an incredible 18 straight match wins and goes into the tour final, which starts on August 9, as the red-hot favorite. Speaking of his opponent, Carlsen said afterward: “It was clear he didn’t really have it today.” Carlsen’s win means China’s Ding Liren joins the Norwegian, US blitz king Hikaru Nakamura and Russia’s Daniil Dubov in the line-up. Among them, only Nakamura has managed to beat Carlsen in a tour event – the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge quarter-final on May 30. Highlights in English:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Rmx6IFrFYxYPrNhZVtxZbRWTiMAIICvc?usp=sharingNew files at around 23.00 CEST Rough edit highlights:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SItw6DwCyoTsZ0WiVAjw4BkVHEaGQFDI?usp=sharingNew files ready around 02.00 CEST FOR MORE INFORMATION:Leon Watsonleon@chessable.com+447786 078770