![]() Second, we had suspicions about Hans’ play against Magnus at the Sinquefield Cup, which were intensified by the public fallout from the event. First, as detailed in this report, Hans admitted to cheating in chess games on our site as recently as 2020 after our cheating-detection software and team uncovered suspicious play. We based this decision on several factors. After making clear that there was no communication involved between and Carlsen, the decision was laid out as follows: In it, and its Fair Play Team give answers to questions such as why Niemann was removed from the Global Chess Championship, to what extent he cheated on the site, and what can be said about his over-the-board (OTB) play.įirst, explains its decision to remove Niemann from and from the Global Chess Championship on September 5, the day after he beat GM Magnus Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup. ![]() ![]() In total, it has 72 pages including appendices and exhibits. In a 72-page report made public on Tuesday, states that GM Hans Niemann "has likely cheated in more than 100 online chess games, including several prize money events." also notes that Niemann is "the fastest rising top player in classical OTB chess in modern history" but hasn't found clear evidence that Niemann cheated over the board.Ĭalled the "Hans Niemann Report" ( available here), it consists of 20 pages of text.
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