Chess web site finds Hans Niemann seemingly cheated 'far more' than he publicly admitted

A 72-page report from a web-based chess server discovered Hans Niemann seemingly cheated in additional than 100 on-line matches as lately as 2020.

The Chess.com report was launched Tuesday after the chess world had been rocked by allegations Niemann had a historical past of dishonest within the sport, resulting in world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen abruptly leaving a match in opposition to him final month.

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"We current proof on this report that Hans seemingly cheated on-line far more than his public statements recommend. Nevertheless, whereas Hans has had a record-setting and noteworthy rise in score and power, in our view there's a lack of concrete statistical proof that he cheated in his sport with Magnus or in every other over-the-board ('OTB') — i.e., in-person sport," the report stated.

Chess.com additionally stated they "disagree" with Niemann's statements that he by no means cheated in tournaments with prize cash, after the age of 16, or whereas streaming.

"General, we've discovered that Hans has seemingly cheated in additional than 100 on-line chess video games, together with a number of prize cash occasions. He was already 17 when he seemingly cheated in a few of these matches and video games. He was additionally streaming in 25 of those video games," the report stated.

The corporate stated he admitted to them privately that he cheated and accepted the punishment of a ban for a time frame. In addition they touted their cheat detection system, which Niemann has referred to as "the most effective cheat detection on this planet."

Within the report, the corporate states that they don't have the identical concern about Niemann's over-the-board video games, saying, "It isn't our place that Hans needs to be restricted or banned from OTB chess."

Niemann has fiercely denied dishonest in any over-the-board matches and has beforehand stated dishonest on on-line matches was the "biggest mistake of my life."