Today, the Sinqueld Cup super tournament in the American St. Louis was to be played by a party of the 4th round between the world champion Magnus Karlsen and Shakhriyar Mammadyarov.
However, the match did not take place. Before this tour, the Norwegian announced that he was withdrawn from the competition. He did not call the reason, but posted on Twitter a video with a quote from the famous football coach Jose Mourinho: “I can’t tell. If I tell you, I will have big troubles.”
The world champion for the first time in his career withdrew from the tournament. And although Carlsen does not call the true cause of Demarsh, experts are sure that the whole thing is in his defeat in the previous round with white figures from 19-year-old American Hans Mock Nimann. The Norwegian made it clear that his rival defeated him, resorting to dishonest tricks.
Shahriyar Mammadyarov without a struggle received a point for a party with Karlsen. In the three previous rounds, our chess player tied with the American Wesley C., lost all the same to Niman and concluded peace with the Frenchman Maxim Vashe-Lagrav. Currently, with 2 points, Shahriyar takes 4th place. But the parties of the 4th round are still ongoing.
Sinqued Cup – the fifth and final stage of the Grand Chess Tour. 10 grandmasters gathered in St. Louis. The competition will consist of 9 rounds and end on September 11th.