The scandal shook the chess world.
Now Magnus Carlsen has broken the silence.
I think (Hans) Niemann cheated more than he confessed.The Norwegian writes in a statement.
The best chess player in the world Magnus Carlsen He went 53 straight games unbeaten in classic chess, but the streak ended shockingly when he lost to 19-year-old American Doldis Hans Niemann in the Sincofield Cup Grand Prix last week.
After the match, Carlsen withdrew from the tournament in protest and posted a cryptic tweet suggesting Neiman had cheated.
Since then, the scandal has been talked about and rewritten all over the world and crazy theories have swirled that Niemann must have cheated with the aid of a sex toy — more specifically, anal beads that were supposed to be wirelessly wired to a computer and vibrated to direct him to the “correct move.” “.
Cheating is a big problem.
Carlsen has not published the text – yet.
In a long, written Twitter statement He broke his silence and defended his controversial decision to withdraw from the tournament in protest.
“Cheating is a major problem in chess and an existential threat to our sport. The organizers and anyone who cares about the safety of the sport we love should seriously consider expanding security measures to detect chess cheating across the board. When Niemann was invited to the Sinquefield Cup 2022 at the last minute, I thought hard to withdraw even before the tournament started. I finally chose to play”he is writing.
“unfocused”
Carlsen did not specify what he suspected of cheating from Hans Niemann.
The American vehemently denies cheating in the Sinquefield Cup but admitted to cheating online on two occasions earlier in his career.
“I think Neiman has cheated more times – and more recently – than he has publicly admitted. His development in cross-board chess was unusual, and during our play in the Sinquefield Cup, I had the impression that he was not nervous or even focused on the game in the decisive moves – Yet he has outdone me with black bits in a way that I think only a few players in the world have the ability to do so.”Carlsen writes and continues:
“We have to do something about cheating, and for my part, I don’t want to play against people with a history of repeated cheating.” There are more things I want to say, but unfortunately I am limited in what I can say here and now.”
My statement regarding the past few weeks. https://t.co/KY34DbcjLo