Chess Cheating Scandal
The cluster discusses allegations of cheating in chess, focusing on Hans Niemann's past online cheating admissions on chess.com, his victory over Magnus Carlsen, Carlsen's tournament withdrawal, and related controversies like detection methods and biases.
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Totally agree! Here’s why: https://travelhead.medium.com/rampant-cheating-on-chess-com-...
Folks like you are responsible for degrading the competitive integrity of chess players:https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/05/chess-grandmaster-accused-of-...<a href="https://boingboing.net/2023/12/26/chinese-chess-master-accused-of-cheating-using-remote-controlled-v
I recommend to check out this story that came up recentlyCheating at chess with a computer for my shoes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32729105
> Niemann has admitted to cheating in online chess matches when he was 12 and 16 years old but has denied ever doing so in during tournaments involving prize money.Nobody made him say this! How is chess.com's ownership related?https://www.reuters.com/legal/carlsen-chesscom-make-opening-...
read about the drama of carlsen and niemann before saying that chess is cheat-resistant
He got kicked off of chess.com twice for cheating. Doesn't seem so cool.
For those looking for context: https://old.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/j3h741/chess_gr...
The chess.com campaign continues. 100 games are nothing online, Carlsen/Firouzja play that in a single night. The headline is pure propaganda and omits the word "online".In fact, the article tries to paint Niemann as a liar while the purported facts pretty much match what he admitted to. One cheating in a titled tournament at age 12 and multiple cheats at the beginning of 2020. He said he was 16, so he was barely 17 according to the article. That isn't a lie, that can easi
Sure, but I wouldn't describe the situation as:"Hans beat the world champion; the world champion then accused him of cheating and forfeited from the tournament. ... No evidence of his cheating has been found. chess.com later released a report which did nothing to substantiate claims of cheating"I think closer is:"... Hans defended himself from accusations of cheating by admitting he has cheated online a few times, but never for money. chess.com later reported he has
Chess.com ( magnus carlsons sponser) put out a statement refuting Hans' claims that he only cheated twice and Hans has not responded yet.(and chess. com have yet to show any evidence of said cheating)