Hans Niemann ‘likely cheated’ over 100 times in online chess matches: report
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NY Post ^
| October 4, 2022 | Erin Keller
American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann previously admitted to cheating twice in the past, but a new investigation reveals that he did it way more than that. Conducted
and released by Chess.com, a 72-page report alleges that the 19-year-old champion likely received illegal assistance in more than 100 online games, the latest of which occurred as recently as 2020. Those matches included contests in which prize money was awarded. {snip}
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The Hans Niemann Report (Chess.com)
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Chess.com ^
| 10/04/2022 | Erik and Danny
We appreciate your patience over the last several weeks as we have been working on a comprehensive report on Hans Niemann and the events following Magnus’ resignation in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. We know many of you have been eager to hear from Chess.com, and while there is more we want to
research around the topic, we present to you this report on our findings so far. Our report was first referenced by the Wall Street Journal article published on October 4 2022. We know that while we are answering some questions here, more questions will surface, and we look...
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US chess grandmaster furiously denies using ANAL BEADS to win match against world No.1 Magnus Carlsen - as Elon Musk cracks joke about the bizarre rumor
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Daily Mail ^
| 9.14.2022 | Rachael Bunyan
For all of the scandals that have rocked the world of elite chess in recent years, rumors that a 19-year-old grandmaster used anal beads and artificial intelligence to beat the world's top player might be the most bizarre. Speculation
has grown online that San Francisco-born Hans Niemann, a relative newcomer to the sport, inserted wireless vibrating anal beads into his body before his victorious match against World No. 1 grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 31, last week. Chess fans have speculated that an accomplice watching the match at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis used a chess program to determine the perfect...
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World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Resigns From Match After Just One Move Against Player At Center Of "Cheating" Scandal
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Forbes (via MSN.com) ^
| 19 September 2022 | Carlie Porterfield
Reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen suddenly resigned after making just a single move Monday during his widely anticipated rematch against Hans Niemann, whom Carlsen hinted may have cheated in another game between the two grandmasters earlier this month...The resignation took announcers Peter Leko and Tania Sachdev by surprise, with Sachdev noting
such a move was "unprecedented" and "making a very big statement."
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Chess Star Hans Niemann Admits to Cheating in Online Tournament When He Was 12
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New York Post ^
Rising chess star Hans Niemann has admitted to cheating in online chess in the past as he rejected any suggestions he had used computer assistance in a major tournament. The
American made an impassioned statement during an interview with St Louis Chess Club commentator Alejandro Ramírez after allegations swirled on social media. World champion Magnus Carlsen stunned the chess world yesterday by suddenly withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup following his shock defeat to Niemann with the white pieces.
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Exclusive Interview with Chess Champ and Russian Opposition Leader Garry Kasparov
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Kyiv Post (Ukrainian) ^
| 12 September 2022 | Jason Jay Smart
What’s next? Basically, the war is lost. If
you look at all of the objectives that Putin set for the war, all of them have failed. All of them. So, continuing the war is the only way for Putin to stay in power. He wants to create extra chaos in the free world hoping that a new window will open for him. It’s really just a protracted agony. It is cynical and stupid, but Putin is willing to put thousands of civilians into graves in the months to come before the whole of Ukraine is liberated, if that will allow...
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Chess Is in Chaos Over Suspicion That a Player Cheated Against Magnus Carlsen
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The Wall Street Journal ^
| 09/08/2022 | Andrew Beaton and Joshua Robinson
When the world champion withdrew from a major tournament after a stunning loss, it ignited suspicions of foul play. Hans
Moke Niemann, his opponent, denied any wrongdoing. Chaos ensued.
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BREAKING: Magnus Carlsen Will Not Play Today | Round 4 (St Louis Chess Club)
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St Louis Chess Club Blog ^
| Sept 5 2022 | Staff
The team reacts to the news that Magnus Carlsen will not play his game against Mamedyarov at the start of the fourth round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. 2022.09.05
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Woman sues Atlanta cops after bodycam footage shows officer break down her door and slam her to the ground after she refused to give chess set back to man who had moved out
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Daily Mail ^
| August 16, 2022 | RUTH BASHINSKY
An Atlanta-area woman is suing a police officer after he used excessive force, busting down the door to her home and slamming her to the ground as her son watched in horror after she refused to give the officer a chess set that belonged to the former tenant.Khanay Yancey filed a federal
lawsuit against Clayton County and the Clayton County Police Officer identified as Gregory Tillman. 'I was in total disbelief. I was just shocked once the door came crashing in and he [the officer] just grabbed me,' Yancey said as she spoke about the unprovoked attack that took place...
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4D Chess: Trump Saves His Cache Of Classified Documents From FBI Confiscation By Labeling Them 'Epstein’s Client List'
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Babylon Bee ^
| Aug 10, 2022 | BabylonBee.com
PALM BEACH, FL — Federal agents left empty-handed following a raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Sources
say Trump cleverly hid his cache of classified documents in plain sight by labeling them "Epstein's Client List." "Hmm. Nothing to see here!" said Special Agent Cornelius Weatherdowel as he took note of the label on the suspicious-looking cache of files. "Almost thought these might be highly incriminating but I guess it's nothing!" "In fact, I don't see anything. What files?" Agents shouted that the room was clear and promptly evacuated the building.
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Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent
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The Guardian ^
| Jul 24, 2022 | Luke Harding, Jon Henly
Played by humans, chess is a game of strategic thinking, calm concentration and patient intellectual endeavour. Violence
does not usually come into it. The same, it seems, cannot always be said of machines. Last week, according to Russian media outlets, a chess-playing robot, apparently unsettled by the quick responses of a seven-year-old boy, unceremoniously grabbed and broke his finger during a match at the Moscow Open. “The robot broke the child’s finger,” Sergey Lazarev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation, told the TASS news agency after the incident, adding that the machine had played many previous exhibitions without upset. “This...
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Chess-playing robot breaks 7-year-old's finger
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FOX5NY ^
| 7/24/2022 | FOX 5 NY STAFF
A chess robot broke a 7-year-old boy's finger during a match in Russia last week. Video
posted to social media of the incident shows the robot, which is playing three simultaneous matches against various opponents using a large mechanical arm, playing the young victim. The boy, reaches to move one of his pieces and the robot grabs his finger. The robot did not appear to make any severe twisting or other movements after grabbing the finger, however. Several adults rushed in soon after the incident and freed the boy's hand. "The robot broke the child’s finger," Sergey Lazarev, president of...
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We Have a Challenger! || Now What ? :D (World Chess Championship) (Spoiler Alert)
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Agadmator's Chess Channel ^
| 07/03/2022 | agadmator
FIDE Candidates Tournament (chess24.com) 2022.07.031.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.f3 h6 11.Bf4 d5 12.Qe1 Bb4 13.a3 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 O-O 15.Be5 Rc8 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Qxf6 gxf6 18.exd5 Bxd5 19.Rd4 f5 20.Bd3 Bc6 21.Rd1 Kg7 22.Be2 Kf6 23.Rh4 Kg5 24.g3 Rfd8
25.Rhd4 Rxd4 26.Rxd4 e5 27.f4+ exf4 28.Rxf4 Be4 29.c3 Rd8 30.Bd1 Rd7 31.Bc2 Re7 32.Bd1 Rd7 33.Bc2 Re7 34.Bd1
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A Russian chess champion opines on Putin: Garry Kasparov suggests that Putin is a lousy chess player
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American Thinker ^
| 04/21/2022 | Jon N. Hall
When a situation gets complicated, such as in Putin’s war on Ukraine, some analysts might observe that one side is playing chess while the other side is playing checkers. If
one really wants to emphasize how outmatched one side is, an analyst might say that the other side is playing three-dimensional chess. Regular old two-dimensional chess is complicated enough, and when playing it at the grandmaster level can be labyrinthine.The game of chess is rather like war. For one thing, chess involves strategy and tactics. Given that, perhaps we can learn something about the war in Ukraine and its mastermind...
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Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin banned from chess for 6 months over Ukraine stance
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Chess24 ^
| 3/21/22 | Chess24
The Crimea-born Grandmaster, who switched from representing Ukraine to Russia in 2009, now faces being stripped of his place in the upcoming Candidates Tournament in June. The 6-month ban is due to run until Wednesday, September 21.
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Could the Game of Chess Help Create Smarter STEM Students?
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James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^
| March 18, 2022 | John Mac Ghlionn
Contrary to popular belief, the wars of tomorrow won’t be fought in the trenches. They’ll
be fought in labs and lecture halls around the world. Powerful minds, rather than powerful machines, will prevail. And if powerful machines are to prevail, then powerful minds will be required to create such machines. China, the United States’ biggest rival, is busy creating a new generation of individuals with powerful minds. In fact, according to the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, a think tank dedicated to examining international security and emerging technologies, based at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, China is fast...
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4D Chess: U.S.-Mexico Border Disguised As Ukrainian Border So Democrats Will Defend It
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Babylon Bee ^
| 03/03/2022 | Babylon Bee
EL PASO, TX—In a last-ditch effort to get Democrats to start caring about border security, the Texas government has disguised their southern border as the border between Ukraine and Russia. "Oh please, won't someone please help us?" said Texas Governor Greg Abbot while hoisting blue and yellow flags all along the border
fence. "Putin's forces have encircled us from the south and are entering our country uninhibited!" Having fallen for the clever ruse, WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab called his pal George Soros and ordered him to assemble the dark united forces of media, corporations, and the Illuminati and unite the...
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Russia and Belarus banned from holding world chess events, Karjakin to face ethics case
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Chess24 ^
| 2.27.2022
Russia, the biggest superpower in chess, has been effectively banned from the game it considers its own, alongside its neighbour Belarus. FIDE, the world governing body of chess, took the momentous step to take action against both countries at an emergency meeting of its FIDE Council held today. It
follows the international outcry over Russia's invasion of Ukraine which FIDE responded to initially by stripped Moscow of the 190-nation Chess Olympiad, which was due to take place in July. The new measures FIDE agreed were: Russia and Belarus banned from holding official FIDE chess competitions and events Russian and Belarusian...
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4D Chess: Truckers Loot Nike Stores, Burn Some Cop Cars So GoFundMe Will Reinstate Them
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The Babylon Bee ^
| February 5th, 2022 | Babylon Bee
OTTAWA—Truckers taking part in the Freedom Convoy have had their GoFundMe page reinstated after employing a clever tactic: burning cop cars, trashing minority neighborhoods, and looting Nike Stores to trick GoFundMe into allowing them back on the platform. Smart!
"Er -- racial justice or whatever, eh?!" shouted one trucker disguised in a bandana, holding a fist of justice into the air. "We're fightin' for them, you know, them black folks and what-not, I tell you what, eh? "All cops must die!" he added, before quickly adding, "Sorry." After seeing the police cars burning throughout Ottawa, the smoke rising from black...
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4D Chess: Truckers Loot Nike Stores, Burn Some Cop Cars So GoFundMe Will Reinstate Them
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The Babylon Bee ^
| February 5th, 2022 | Babylon Bee
OTTAWA—Truckers taking part in the Freedom Convoy have had their GoFundMe page reinstated after employing a clever tactic: burning cop cars, trashing minority neighborhoods, and looting Nike Stores to trick GoFundMe into allowing them back on the platform. Smart!
"Er -- racial justice or whatever, eh?!" shouted one trucker disguised in a bandana, holding a fist of justice into the air. "We're fightin' for them, you know, them black folks and what-not, I tell you what, eh? "All cops must die!" he added, before quickly adding, "Sorry." After seeing the police cars burning throughout Ottawa, the smoke rising from black...
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