Hans Niemann

U.S. Chess Champs

In the US Chess championships, the games of the third round were played. Liang Awonder was stronger than Aleksander Lenderman, Yoo Christopher defeated Elshan Moradiabadi, and Fabiano Caruana won against Dariusz Swiercz. Sevian – Aronian, Xiong-So, Shankland-Niemann and Dominguez-Robson drew. Standings after the 3rd round: 1-4. F. Caruana, H. Niemann, S. Sevian, C. Yoo –…

U.S. Chess Champs

In the second round of the US Chess Championship, Yoo Christopher defeated Wesley So with black, and Moradiabadi, Elshan was stronger than Liang Awonder. Aronian – Dominguez, Robson – Caruana, Swiercz – Shankland, Niemann-Xiong and Lenderman- Sevian drew. Standings after the 2nd round: 1-2. H. Niemann, S. Sevian – 1,5, 3-12. F. Caruana, L. Aronian,…

Niemann: Not Going to Back Down

Hans Niemann gave an interview after his victory in the first round of the US Championship. I think that this game is a message to everyone and, you know, this entire thing started with me saying that chess speaks for itself, and I think this game spoke for itself and showed the chess player that I…

Svidler: no doubt about cheating Niemann online

In an interview with championat.com, Peter Svidler shared his opinion about Hans Niemann. Chess.com’s investigation looks convincing. I am satisfied with everything that is collected in their analysis. As for Niemann’s cheating, there are no doubts about cheating online – the intrigue remained only in the question of his play over the board. Unfortunately, the…

U.S Chess Champs

The American Championships for men and women began in St. Louis. In the first round, Sevian defeated Moradiabadi, Niemann – Yoo. Lenderman – Aronian, Liang – So, Xiong – Swiercz, Shankland – Robson and Caruana – Dominguez played in a draw. Among women, Yu was stronger than Zatonskih, M. Lee – Wu, A. Lee –…

Kasparov on Carlsen: “his behavior was unacceptable”

Garry Kasparov, in a short interview given to Carl Fredrik Johansson from the Uppsala Chess Academy + in Sweden, commented on the situation between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann. I understand his frustration and his anger after losing the game and finding other reasons than his own poor play in his game to blame for…

Wall Street Journal: “Niemann ‘likely cheated’ more than 100 times”

A few hours ago, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy article sharing the findings emerging from an investigation conducted by chess.com. According to the piece, chess.com asserts that Hans Niemann “likely received illegal assistance in more than 100 online games, as recently as 2020”, including in many tournaments with prize money on the line….

FIDE will form a commission to investigate the scandal between Carlsen and Niemann

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has issued a statement on the launch of an investigation into the possible fraud of 19-year-old American chess player Hans Niemann in a game with Norwegian Magnus Carlsen. “Following the recent developments in the Carlsen—Niemann controversy, the FIDE Fair Play Commission (FPL) to act ex-officio and create an Investigatory Panel…

Magnus Carlsen about Hans Niemann

World Champion Magnus Carlsen published an official letter on his Twitter account, where he spoke about the situation with Hans Niemann. I believe that Niemann has cheated more – and more recently – than he has publicly admitted. His over the board progress has been unusual, and throughout our game in the Sinquefield Cup, I…