This insane cheating story began when another chess grandmaster and world chess champion named Magnus Carlsen accused Hans of cheating. Now, that’s a huge and very serious allegation against another player., so it was taken very seriously. But Magnus was convinced that Hans was cheating, so an investigation ensued, and upon its completion, Chess.com found that Hans likely cheated over 100 times.
Yahoo Sports reported:
Niemann has been under fire since world chess champion Magnus Carlsen accused him of cheating in an over-the-board game at the prestigious Sinquefield Cup last month when Niemann beat Carlsen despite the disadvantage of playing with black pieces. Niemann has denied the allegations but admitted to having cheated twice — once at 12 and again at 16 — on Chess.com in games without prize money.
According to the Chess.com report, Niemann cheated more than twice and did it in online matches with prize money attached. The site reportedly used various cheating-detection tools, including a comparison of Niemann’s moves to those recommended by chess engines, which can easily beat even the likes of Carlsen.
In a letter from Chess.com’s chief chess officer Danny Rensch to Niemann, Rensch reportedly noted that Niemann’s suspicious moves coincided with times he opened a different window on his computer, which could be how he checked an engine for the best possible move.
From the WSJ:
“We are prepared to present strong statistical evidence that confirm each of those cases above, as well as clear ‘toggling’ vs ‘non-toggling’ evidence, where you perform much better while toggling to a different screen during your moves,” Rensch wrote.
Niemann allegedly confessed to cheating in a phone call with Rensch in 2020, leading to his ban from the site at 17.
Well, things took yet another really bizarre and rather disturbing turn in the “cheating scandal” rocking the chess world.
TMZ is now reporting that Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann got a personal security check, mate … getting his ass scanned outside the U.S. Chess Championships days after he was accused of using said rear-end to cheat dozens of times.
Security took a long look at Hans’ butt with a metal detector outside the Saint Louis Chess Club, where the championship began on Tuesday. The guard was pretty thorough in his search — considering the female competitor in front of him didn’t even have to turn around for her scan.
It sure looks like the Chess Club folks have heard widespread Internet buzz about exactly how Niemann might be cheating.
An investigation opened Tuesday by Chess.com against Hans … claiming he “likely cheated” in more than 100 online matches. World champ Magnus Carlsen first accused Hans of cheating in over-the-board matches, and then interested chess fans suggested online he could use a vibrating butt plug to tip him off on moves.
That makes no sense to me, but I am not in the “chess world,” so I am not sure how that would work, and quite frankly, I am not sure I want to know.
For his part, Hans denies cheating, in general, and specifically using a sex toy. After a big win in the first round, he said, “I’m not going to back down, and I’m going to play my best chess here regardless of the pressure I’m under.” He’s also said he’d play naked if necessary.
For now, he’s playing fully clothed, but security will be tight until officials get to the bottom of these allegations.
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