GM Magnus Carlsen gained the Julius Baer Generation Cup on Sunday, needing solely two video games vs. GM Arjun Erigaisi. It was one of the dominating performances in recent times for the world champion, who introduced that he’ll make a press release concerning the alleged dishonest case on Monday “or one of many days after.”

The second day of the ultimate on Sunday was a brief affair—it could not have been shorter. After successful on day one, Carlsen solely wanted to tie the second match 2-2 and since he gained two video games in a row, that was it.

As Black, he opted for a Pirc protection and with the white items he performed the Samisch line towards the King’s Indian. “I form of performed very a lot all through this match, like, ‘anti-young-player-chess’ within the sense that I attempted to play somewhat bit older, much less theoretical strains which have some critical strategic complexity,” Carlsen stated. “It labored out rather well.”

Does this imply that the Norwegian GM has been focusing extra on psychology these days? The reply was sure: “Now I’m enjoying youthful and youthful gamers so it is sensible to make use of some totally different tips as they catch up.”

Now I’m enjoying youthful and youthful gamers so it is sensible to make use of some totally different tips as they catch up.
—Magnus Carlsen

In that first recreation, Erigaisi performed his twenty third transfer with out pondering and that was a giant mistake:

Game two was even smoother for Carlsen, who stated: “I really feel like within the second recreation in the present day already from the opening I had a significantly higher place and after that it was pretty easy.” 

Carlsen additionally acknowledged that we did not get to see the very best chess from Erigaisi: “I really feel additionally in the present day that Arjun can do lots higher than this and I’m positive he’ll study from enjoying a wily outdated fox like me a number of extra instances!”

Now that the match is over, we are able to lastly count on to listen to extra from the world champion concerning the state of affairs with GM Hans Niemann. Carlsen: “I’ll say somewhat bit extra, whether or not it will likely be tomorrow or one of many days after. I usually need dishonest in chess to be handled critically. But we’ll see what occurs. I’ll actually put out the assertion very quickly and that will even not be all you hear from me on the subject.”

I’ll actually put out the assertion very quickly and that will even not be all you hear from me on the subject.
—Magnus Carlsen

In every week from now, with that state of affairs hopefully having calmed down, we are able to see Carlsen on the bord once more as he might be enjoying the European Club Cup along with his group Offerspill (October 3-9 in Mayrhofen, Austria).

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 fast (15|10) round-robin. The high eight gamers have superior to the knockout part which consists of two days of four-game fast 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.