Hans Niemann beats arch-nemesis Magnus Carlsen to win 'Late Titled Tuesday' online event

Magnus Carlsen finished tied for the top spot with a score of 9.5 points in the ‘Early’ as well as ‘Late’ events in the latest edition of the Titled Tuesday on 13 May. However, while the Norwegian won the first event with a tie-break score of 73, Niemann beat him to the top spot later in the day.

American Grandmaster Hans Niemann competed alongside world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the latest Titled Tuesday hosted by Chess.com on 13 May, with the latter finishing tied first in both events. However, while Carlsen won the ‘Early’ tournament on tie-breaks to collect his seventh Titled Tuesday win of the year, Niemann triumphed in the ‘Late’ event.

Both events had the top three players finishing on 9.5 points each out of a possible 11. Carlsen was tied with GMs Dmitry Andreikin and Parham Maghsoodloo in the ‘Early’ event and alongside Niemann and GM Zhamsaran Tsydypovn in the ‘Late’ event. However, while the Norwegian took the first event with a tie-break score of 73, Niemann was adjudged the winner in the ‘Late’ event with a tie-break score of 77.

Carlsen won a combined prize money of $1,350 – $1,000 for winning the ‘Early’ event and $350 for his third-place finish in the other won – while Niemann collected $1,000.

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