Carlsen needs to watch “Eight Men Out” to see what happens when you intentionally throw a game. Like Carlsen, Shoeless Joe Jackson was one the best players in the game at that time and he never played again. Carlsen’s game dump was unfair to the other players in the tournament as it gave Niemann a free 3 points in a sport where wins can be hard to get (They are using the soccer scoring system (3-1-0).
Probably not.
It was a preliminary qualifying round for the main tournament.
It will be interesting to see if Carlsen and Niemann both qualify.
Carlsen will not dump a main event game.