2023-12-02 07:15:00
Do you remember the American chess player Hans Niemann? The young prodigy (20 years old) was the subject of strong suspicions of cheating following Magnus Carlsen, multiple world champion, world number 1, defeated by his young opponent in 2022, questioned the latter’s integrity. A tweet with an obvious implication ignited the powder, before the case was taken to court… then settled amicably. Cheating? Not at all. A disagreement ? Nothing like. End of discussions.
Also read “If I speak, I will have problems”: failures caught in the paranoia of cheating
Except Niemann is accused of cheating once more. This time by the organizers of the Peace Tournament in Zagreb, won hands down by the American. In an interview with the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, they highlight Niemann’s “out of the ordinary” performance. And to express some doubts (euphemism) regarding the American’s integrity: “We have no definitive proof that he is cheating. We have some clues, but we don’t know if anyone wants to report him. »
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