Global chess federation FIDE said late last week that it shared Carlsen's concerns about cheating and took it seriously, but it also criticized the five-time champion's choice of approach to the matter, saying "We strongly believe that there were better ways to handle this situation."įIDE had said it would be willing to investigate Carlsen and Niemann's September 4 game thoroughly once "adequate initial proof" was provided.Īllegations of cheating are almost as old as the game, but in online competitions in particular, the temptation and ability to cheat with ease has been transformed in the information era. This could put tournament organizers in a difficult position, effectively having to weigh whether they can invite Niemann if that means the world's most famous player might boycott the event. "We must do something about cheating, and for my part going forward, I don't want to play against people that have cheated repeatedly in the past, because I don't know what they are capable of doing in the future," Carlsen said in Monday's statement. He went on to win the competition in question handsomely, sealing victory on Sunday, with the self-inflicted defeat to Niemann in the preliminary round robin phase his only loss of the entire event.
Carlsen said that Niemann's mannerisms and behavior while beating him earlier this month heightened his suspicions about the youngster Image: Crystal Fuller/Saint Louis Chess Club/dpa/picture allianceĪ few days later, when Carlsen and Niemann again faced each other in an online competition, the Champions Chess Tour, Carlsen played a single move with black and then resigned. This and other hints either from Carlsen or those close to him, coupled with information about Niemann having cheated in online games as a youngster, led people to infer the Norwegian chess grandmaster was questioning whether he had lost fair and square in St.
The keen football fan shared a video of manager Jose Mourinho saying that he couldn't say any more or else he would get in trouble. The day after the defeat, Carlsen tweeted he would be withdrawing from the competition, the first time in his career he had taken such a step. Niemann had been drafted in as a last minute replacement in that competition when another scheduled competitor, Richard Rapport, caught COVID and could not travel to the US. How did the scandal start?Ĭarlsen lost an over the board, in-person game to Niemann on September 4 at the Sinquefield Cup in St. The Norwegian outgoing world champion, who elected earlier this year not to defend his crown and seek a sixth title, said that he was still "limited in what I can say without explicit permission from Niemann to speak openly," but that there was more he would like to say.Ĭarlsen is yet to provide any real evidence for his allegations against Niemann it's not clear whether he or his allies have any. "I believe that Hans Niemann has cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted," Carslen said in a statement. "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."
Magnus Carlsen on Monday broke his near-silence after dominating chess discussions for the better part of three weeks with his cryptic allegations that 19-year-old US player Hans Niemann may have cheated in a shock victory against Carlsen at the beginning of September.
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