Hans Niemann, the young prodigy of world chess, signs for the Murcian Duobeniaján

Duobeniaján Costa Cálida, a Murcia-based club that has already won the Spanish Division of Honor championship three times (2021, 2023, and 2024), has disrupted the national chess transfer market with the addition of Hans Niemann.
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The club, chaired by José Carlos Ibarra, a Spanish grandmaster, will have one of the greatest talents on the planet (ranked 18th in the world) in its ranks to face the Spanish Division of Honor team championship, which will be held in Linares from this Friday, August 8th, to next Thursday, August 14th.

The American, known for his legal battle with Magnus Carlsen after the latter sued him for cheating at the 2023 Sinquefield Cup, will lead a team of galacticos that will include Vladimir Fedoseev (20th), Bogdan Deac (52nd), Amin Bassem (98th), Mikheil Mchedlishvili (281st), Ibarra himself (358th), Marcos Camacho (991st) and Nino Batshiasvili (1130º).