The Latest Breaking News from Hans Niemann

Niemann v Carlsen chess cheating controversy is ‘tragedy’ for both sides

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in more than 100 chess games. He's playing today

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

WEKU · Oct 5, 2022

Chess sensation at centre of Magnus Carlsen controversy ‘may have cheated in 100 games’

The American has defended himself after allegations he cheated more than he admitted to

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Report: U.S. Chess Grandmaster Allegedly Cheated Over 100 Times

The Chess.com report comes in wake of Magnus Carlsen, a chess world champion, accusing Hans Niemann of cheating.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 4, 2022

Cheating, groupies, big money and drunken brawls: how chess went rock’n’roll

Chess’s fusty image has been shaken by recent allegations of underhand tactics. But as any fan or player can tell you, it has long been younger, hipper – and wilder – than most outsiders realised

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

The Guardian view on chess cheating claims: innocent until proven guilty

Editorial: The world champion, Magnus Carlsen, has cast doubt on the success of a younger grandmaster, Hans Niemann. Where’s the evidence?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

Chess: latest round of Hans Niemann saga expected in St Louis on Wednesday

The 19-year-old, labelled a cheat by Magnus Carlsen, is due to play for the US title in a 14-grandmaster field including three of the world top 10

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Chess cheating expert finds no signs of foul play by Hans Niemann against Magnus Carlsen

Hans Niemann is accused of cheating by chess world champion Magnus Carlsen after the pair met in round three of the prestigious Sinquefield Cup in early September, but a leading authority on chess cheating thinks otherwise.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

Chess: how to spot a potential cheat

A few years ago, the chess website Chess.com temporarily banned US grandmaster Hans Niemann for playing chess moves online that the site suspected had been suggested to him by a computer program. It had reportedly previously banned his mentor Maxim Dlugy.

The Conversation · Sep 28, 2022

This saucy chess scandal is keeping me going right now

Anyone else got that bleak autumn vibe? The days are getting darker and colder, rent and mortgages are spiralling, Britain is an international basket case, and soon no doubt we’ll be battered by the season’s first storm (to be named Antoni — the indignity goes on).

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022