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% Chess Cheating Drama Explained: Magnus Carlsen vs. Hans Niemann ScandalHome > News > Human InterestSource: Getty ImagesThe current world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen.
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27 2022, Updated 1:56 p.m. ET
It's the end of the (chess) world as we know it because the community is currently entangled in one of its biggest scandals in ... pretty much ever.
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During the third round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen. Article continues below advertisement
Following his loss, the 31-year-old Norwegian grandmaster withdrew from the tournament and announced his decision in a cryptic tweet that led fans to accuse Hans of cheating during the match. Then things took another turn when Magnus abruptly resigned during a rematch.
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Keep reading for all the deets.Source: Getty Images
Magnus Carlsen at the 2016 World Chess ChampionshipArticle continues below advertisement
Magnus Carlsen explicitly accused his chess opponent Hans Niemann of cheating
On Sept. 4, five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen lost a third-round match to Hans Niemann; the next day, he took to Twitter to announce he backed out of the tournament. Magnus explained his reasoning alongside a video of Portuguese football manager José Mourinho saying, "I prefer really not to speak.
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If I speak, I'm in big trouble, and I don't want to be in big trouble."
I've withdrawn from the tournament. I've always enjoyed playing in the @STLChessClub, and hope to be back in the future https://t.co/YFSpl8er3u— Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) September 5, 2022 Article continues below advertisement
On Sept.
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26, Magnus released a statement via Twitter and explicitly accused his 19-year-old rival of cheating. "I believe that cheating in chess is a big deal and an existential threat to the game," Magnus stated, adding that chess organizers should "seriously consider increasing security measures and methods of cheat detection for over the board chess."
"When Niemann was invited last minute to the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, I strongly considered withdrawing prior to the event. I ultimately chose to play.
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I believe that Niemann has cheated more — and more recently — than he has publicly admitted."Article continues below advertisement
Magnus continued, "his over the board progress has been unusual, and throughout our game in the Sinquefield Cup, I had the impression that he wasn't tense or even fully concentrating on the game in critical positions, while outplaying me as black in a way I think only a handful of players can do."Source: Twitter / @MagnusCarlsenArticle continues below advertisement
According to The Guardian, Hans Niemann had cheated at chess before; a few years ago, the California native was reportedly temporarily banned from Chess.com for using his computer during an online tournament. Now, during an interview with Saint Louis Chess Club, the chess newcomer revealed that Chess.com had taken action to permanently remove his login access and banned him from playing in its global championship amid the cheating scandal.
Hans Niemann has denied the cheating accusations
After various accusations were thrown around, Hans addressed the cheating allegations with the Saint Louis Chess Club.
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He denied any wrongdoing at the Sinquefield Cup, accusing Magnus and others — including Hikaru Nakamura — of trying to sabotage his career.Article continues below advertisement
The silence of my critics clearly speaks for itself. If there was any real evidence, why not show it? @GMHikaru has continued to completely ignore my interview and is trying to sweep everything under the rug.
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Is anyone going to take accountability for the damage they've done?— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) September 7, 2022 Nevertheless, Hans did admit that he had cheated during chess matches when he was younger. "I cheated on random games on Chess.com.
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I was confronted. I confessed.
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And this is the single biggest mistake of my life," Hans disclosed to grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez of the Saint Louis Chess Club. "I am completely ashamed, and I am telling the world because I don’t want misrepresentation, and I don’t want rumors."Article continues below advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chess.com (@wwwchesscom)
There was also a rumor that Hans could be using vibrating anal beads to cheat Yes really
OK, so this is where things get even wilder.
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Obviously, people want to know how it's even possible to cheat at chess. One theory that has gotten a lot of attention is that someone who wanted to cheat could theoretically have the best moves communicated to them via wireless, vibrating anal beads.Article continues below advertisement
Currently obsessed with the notion that Hans Niemann has been cheating at the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament using wireless anal beads that vibrate him the correct moves. pic.twitter.com/F48BXjtBlN— Babble (@Babble____) September 7, 2022 In response to this bonkers conspiracy theory, Hans said he'd be willing to play naked to prove he wasn't using a device to cheat during games.
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"If they want me to strip fully naked, I will do it. I don’t care. Because I know I am clean.
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You want me to play in a closed box with zero electronic transmission, I don’t care. I’m here to win, and that is my goal regardless," he said.Article continues below advertisement @motherboardvice Magnus Carlsen just now resigned in a game against Hans Niemann. After playing one move.
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On Sept 19 Magnus abruptly resigned from a rematch against Hans
Magnus and Niemann had a virtual rematch as part of the Julius Baer Generation Cup on Sept. 19, and things took yet another turn.
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Magnus turned his camera on, made a single move, then resigned and turned his camera off without saying anything. Article continues below advertisement
The chess world is still waiting for an explanation, but Magnus has remained pretty tight-lipped so far.
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He did participate in an interview after resigning, but only said of Hans that he thought his mentor "must be doing a great job." With so many new eyes on the chess world after the recent drama, we're sure there will be more updates to come.AdvertisementMore from Distractify
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