Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tourĭespite it being an ancient sport, chess has been dragged into the modern age in recent years.Ĭomputers and the internet have made competition more accessible and connected players around the world, and artificial intelligence now gives players the tools to plot out their moves before the match even begins. Niemann thinks over a move during the Sinquefield Cup in St.
Louis Chess Club that he had never cheated in over-the-board games.īut for a game that seems so simple in its structure – one chess board, two players, 32 pieces in total and, theoretically, a lot of creativity – the question a lot of people are asking is: “How does someone even cheat in chess?” Niemann, however, said in an interview with the St. In a 72-page report, the website said the teenage grandmaster “likely cheated” in more than 100 online matches, including ones with prize money involved. Niemann, for his part, admitted to cheating at the ages of 12 and 16 and said that he had been banned from competing on.
“This game contributed to changing my perspective.” 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. “I believe that Niemann has cheated more – and more recently – than he has publicly admitted. I ultimately chose to play,” Carlsen wrote. “When Niemann was invited last minute to the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, I strongly considered withdrawing prior to the event. Louis, Missouri, on September 19 following his surprise defeat to the American. The accusation comes weeks after the Norwegian withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in St. On Monday, Carlsen explicitly accused fellow grandmaster and rival Hans Niemann of cheating for the first time in a lengthy statement on Twitter.
The cheating scandal which has engulfed the sport, involving five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, is all anyone is talking about. It’s the story that has rocked chess and shown no sign of abating.
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