A ultimate between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hans Niemann will not be doable anymore on the Julius Baer Generation Cup after Niemann misplaced to GM Le Quang Liem in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Carlsen eradicated GM Levon Aronian and now performs GM Vincent Keymer, who knocked out GM Praggnanandhaa R. The fourth semifinalist is GM Arjun Erigaisi, who beat GM Christopher Yoo in a blitz playoff.

Carlsen-Aronian 3-1

In what Carlsen referred to as a “bizarre” match, it was Aronian who began with a win, shocking his opponent with a Queen’s Gambit Accepted. The American-Armenian GM appeared in management, however the match rotated fully in sport two.

“This second sport was, after all, ridiculous. I imply, to get a loss with White in 10 strikes, I simply fully forgot what I used to be desiring to do and blundered very early on,” stated Aronian. Carlsen: “Obviously, I obtained a large reward within the second sport.”

Carlsen was the one in management now, as he received the third sport convincingly and reached a fortress in sport 4. Aronian saved pushing as a draw wasn’t sufficient for him after which additionally misplaced that sport.

Making yet one more temporary comment concerning the dishonest drama, Carlsen stated: “Some individuals have been saying possibly extra supportive issues privately than they’ve publicly, which I very a lot perceive and positively respect.”

Some individuals have been saying possibly extra supportive issues privately than they’ve publicly, which I very a lot perceive and positively respect.
—Magnus Carlsen

Le-Niemann 2.5-1.5

Niemann misplaced a detailed match to Le, the place each gamers began with a win earlier than drawing in sport three. The Vietnamese GM then received a superb sport with the white items to achieve the semis as Niemann could not discover one of the best ways to play in opposition to White’s passer:

Keymer-Praggnanandhaa 3-1

While Praggnanandhaa has been within the spotlights this 12 months alongside different Indian rising stars, Keymer has been steadily enhancing as effectively. The 17-year-old German grandmaster completed college in March of this 12 months and is now a chess skilled with a 2700+ classical ranking.

Beating Pragg with two wins and two attracts is spectacular! In sport 4, Pragg had good possibilities to stage the rating (as evaluated by Carlsen) however misplaced when his king was uncovered:

In the preliminaries, Keymer had a successful place in opposition to Carlsen. About taking part in the world champion in a match now, he stated: “Of course, will probably be a particularly powerful match, however I believe that simply having the possibility of taking part in Magnus in a match is already nice. I’ll simply attempt to take pleasure in as a lot as I can and be taught as a lot as I can, after which we’ll see.”

Erigaisi-Yoo 3.5-2.5

The 15-year-old Yoo can say goodbye to the event along with his head excessive. His good play within the preliminaries and such an important battle in opposition to one of many world’s largest skills are issues to be pleased with.

After every participant received each of their white video games, a blitz playoff was obligatory. Erigaisi set the fifth straight “1-0” on the scoreboard after which held the final sport to a draw. In the decisive blitz sport, Yoo “tricked himself” as he missed a double assault:

All Games Day 5

The 2022 Champions Chess Tour’s seventh occasion, the Julius Baer Generation Cup, takes place September 18-25, 2022 on chess24. The preliminary part was a 16-player speedy (15|10) round-robin. The high eight gamers have superior to the knockout part which consists of two days of four-game speedy matches, which advance to blitz (5|3) and armageddon (White has 5 minutes, Black 4 with no increment) tiebreaks provided that a knockout match is tied after the second day. The prize fund is $150,000.