Hans Niemann

Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in over 100 games at Chess.com in a 72-page report released by the company. They point to cheating in several m...

The backdrop: When world champion Magnus Carlsen suggested Niemann was a cheater after losing to him at last month's Sinquefield Cup, Niemann admitted he'd ...

Niemann, a grandmaster, is slated to compete in the U.S. Chess Championships tournament that began Wednesday in St. Louis.

Chess world is divided between those who think Carlsen was right to speak out about an existential threat – and others who believe he was reckless.

American international grandmaster Hans Niemann has "probably cheated more than 100 times" in online games, claims the chess platform chess.com in a report.

This time Carlsen resigned after making just one move, going on to release a statement that he would not "play against people that have cheated repeatedly in the past". It also devotes part of its report to Niemann's spectacular and rapid progress on the chessboard. After a victory in the US Chess Championship Wednesday, Niemann said the game he had just won "spoke for itself and showed the chess player that I am".

MISSOURI - Hans Niemann, the top chess player facing accusations of cheating, insisted on Wednesday that he was "not going to back down" as he made his ...

It will create an investigatory panel comprising three members of its fair play commission to look into the claims. After his Sinquefield Cup match with Carlsen, Niemann acknowledged cheating online twice, when he was 12 and 16, but says he has never played fraudulently in a face-to-face match and is even willing to play nude to prove his honesty. In what was supposed to be an analysis of his win over 15-year-old grandmaster Christopher Yoo, Niemann was asked about the "elephant in the room" and responded by saying his victory was "a message to everyone".

Hans Niemann struck a defiant pose in his first public appearance since an investigation found that he had cheated in more than 100 online games.

Instead, Niemann insisted he had cheated only twice in the past: first as a 12-year-old in an online tournament, and then as a 16-year-old playing unrated games while streaming. “I think that this game is a message to everyone,” Niemann said. The investigation made no conclusions regarding Niemann’s over-the-board games. That’s it. “This entire thing started with me saying chess speaks for itself, and I think that this game spoke for itself and showed the chess player that am. [defeating 15-year-old Christopher Yoo](https://lichess.org/broadcast/us-chess-championship/round-1/nfHG8Fab/dWtVbsTb) with the unfavored black pieces in the opening round of the US Chess Championship, Niemann spoke for less than a minute in a terse post-game interview and insisted he is “not going to back down” amid the allegations of foul play that have threatened to permanently stain an ascendent career that until last month was bursting with promise.

After winning his US Championship match, Hans Niemann said the game was "a message to everyone".

Niemann, who was playing in the first round of the US Championship in St Louis, then walked out of the interview, prompting commentator Yasser Seirawan to laugh and say: "What? Without addressing the allegations directly, Niemann said: "This game is a message to everyone. Ok." "It also showed I'm not going to back down and I'm going to play my best chess here regardless of the pressure." In a news conference following a convincing win against 15-year-old grandmaster Christopher Yoo, Niemann was asked about the "elephant in the room" - a reference to the cheating scandal that has gripped the chess world. A top chess player accused of cheating has insisted he is "not going to back down" after making his first comments on the scandal in nearly a month.