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For a second day in a row, Hans Niemann signed a draw (with black) and a win (with white) in his match against Etienne Bacrot in Paris. The 21-year-old now has a 6-point lead over the experienced Frenchman in the 5-day match. Two more classical games will be played on Thursday, while the rapid and blitz sections will take place on Friday and Saturday.
Niemann has so far played 16 classical games in August, with 5 wins, 10 draws and 1 loss to his name. These results gained him 18 rating points - Giri is higher-rated than him, while Vitiugov and Bacrot stand below him in the ranking, though they are both players belonging to the world top 100. These 18 rating points allowed Niemann to climb to the 20th spot in the live ratings list. He is now tied with Levon Aronian, as both have a 2729 Elo rating now.
A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings Vol.1 & 2
This video course includes GM Anish Giri's deep insights and IM Sagar Shah's pertinent questions to the super GM. In Vol.1 all the openings after 1.e4 are covered.
The ascent came a bit too late for Niemann to make it to the United States team in the upcoming Chess Olympiad, but given the form he has shown this month, it is likely that he will get a chance to represent his country in the future.
Despite playing two games per day, Niemann got to enjoy France's capital, as he shared in his latest post on X.
Double rounds haven’t stopped me from Enjoying Paris pic.twitter.com/0boY27oIq7
— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) August 21, 2024
Master Class Vol.17 - Boris Spassky
In this video course, experts including Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh, examine the games of Boris Spassky. Let them show you which openings Spassky chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were and much more.