The story between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann is far from having an end in sight. After withdrawals and insinuations that the young American had cheated during chess games, the world champion went further and wrote an official statement on the subject, where he says that Niemann cheated “more – and more recently – than he admitted “.
Magnus Carlsen considers Hans Niemann’s progress “unusual” and recalls the match that changed their relationship. “During our Sinquefield Cup match I got the impression that [Niemann] I wasn’t tense and I wasn’t even completely focused on the game, on the difficult moves, as I outplayed myself by playing the black pieces in a way that I think only some players can do.” the Twitter. The match, guaranteed the world champion, served to “change the perspective” that he had until then.
My statement regarding the last few weeks. pic.twitter.com/KY34DbcjLo
— Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) September 26, 2022
The Norwegian born in Tønsberg is 31 years old, he is the leader of the classification chess world since July 2011 and now refuses to play Hans Niemann, a 19-year-old American who has achieved the Grandmaster title, the highest title a chess player can achieve, in 2021. “I am not willing to play chess with Niemann”assured.
The best chess player in the world considers that “something must be done regarding cheating” and that someone who has already broken the rules of the game should not have room to continue doing so: I don’t want to play with people who have repeatedly cheated in the past because we don’t know what they are doing. we are able to do in the future”.
Magnus Carlsen, the greatest chess player of all time, gave up a game after the first move. But why?
After the first complaints of Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann assumed he had cheated on two occasions, when he was 12 and 16 years old, through a computer, but live, he had never used any method that favored him. And he went further to show that he does not cheat: “If you want me to play totally nakedI do.”
“I am proud of the fact that I learned from that mistake and currently give everything I have to chess. I sacrificed everything for chess. The entire social media community, as well as the entire chess universe, is attacking and belittling me. Seeing my hero trying to attack me, trying to ruin my reputation, trying to ruin my career and doing it in such a frivolous way is a big, big disappointment,” Niemann said in an interview with St. Louis Chess Club.
In early September, Magnus Carlsen met Hans Niemann for the first time at the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, and the unthinkable happened: the American beat the Norwegian, leading Carlsen to withdraw from a tournament for the first time. time in the race.
At the time, Magnus Carlsen confirmed the withdrawal via Twitter. “I withdrew from the tournament. I have always liked playing in San Luis and I hope to return in the future”, he wrote, adding to the publication a video of José Mourinho when he was training Chelsea, in a lightning interviewto say “If I talk I’m in big trouble” — that is, “if I talk, I get in trouble.”
I have withdrawn from the tournament. I have always liked to play @STLChessCluband I hope to return in the future https://t.co/YFSpl8er3u
— Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) September 5, 2022
After the Sinquefield Cup, during a Julius Baer Generation Cup online match and after the first move against Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen turned off the screen and left the game without any explanation.
The case took such proportions that even less orthodox theories arose. The possibility that Hans Niemann cheated through the use of a connected anal sex toy began to circulate on social networks. wireless that receives information from a third person who is watching the game and sends instructions transmitted through certain vibrations.
The truth is that, after the rumors, the American was finally removed from the popular website Chess.com, which defended the decision in a statement. “We have already shared detailed evidence with him about our decision, including information that contradicts his statements about the extent and severity of the deception. We invite Hans to provide explanations and a response in the hope of finding a solution that will allow him to participate in Chess.com again.”
Source: Observadora
