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It became the most serious scandal about cheating allegations in chess in years, and it garnered significant attention in the news media worldwide. After the fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup, Niemann gave a lengthy interview addressing the controversy, in which he admitted to cheating in online chess in the past, but denied cheating in the ...
A cheating scandal involving five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and US grandmaster Hans Niemann that has gripped the sport looks to have finally reached a conclusion following the ...
The world's No. 1 chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has accused a 19-year-old opponent of cheating and refused to face him in top tournaments. What we know: How a cheating scandal has rocked the world ...
Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit recently raised the profile of the 1,400 year old game of chess, but it didn’t really go 21st century viral until a cheating scandal divided the chess community ...
The scandals of Borislav Ivanov were cause célèbre in the chess world in 2012 and 2013, with cheating first being alleged at the Zadar Open, and then in Kyustendil. He was banned for four months by the Bulgarian Chess Federation, though this ban was overturned due to procedural defects, and was not based upon the cheating allegations, but ...
A US judge on Tuesday dismissed the $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann against Magnus Carlsen, among others, in a cheating scandal which has rocked ...
In a later interview, Niemann admitted to cheating in online chess games when younger, but denied cheating in over-the-board games. [ 8 ] Niemann was banned from competing on Chess.com , which published a report noting over 100 games on the site in which Niemann had "likely cheated" according to an internal anti-cheating measure.
Koen Van Weel/AFP via GettyFor those who think the high-stakes world of professional chess is about as exciting as watching paint dry, think again. Allegations of cheating have shaken up the upper ...