“I imagine that Niemann has cheated extra – and extra lately – than he has publicly admitted,” GM Magnus Carlsen wrote in a much-anticipated assertion about GM Hans Niemann’s alleged dishonest. The world champion posted the assertion on Twitter simply moments in the past. Chess.com studies: Carlsen begins by saying that he’s “pissed off” in regards to the state of affairs like the entire chess group is. He then makes use of the phrase “dishonest,” lastly turning into extra concrete after the mysterious tweet that he despatched on September 5, with a video during which Jose Mourinho might be seen saying: “I want actually to not communicate; if I communicate I am in huge hassle.” Carlsen then confirms what has been talked about by GM Fabiano Caruana in a current podcast: that the world champion already thought of withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup earlier than the primary spherical, when he heard that Niemann was the last-minute substitute for GM Richard Rapport.
A very powerful phrase within the assertion reads: “I imagine that Niemann has cheated extra â” and extra lately — than that he has publicly admitted.” Carlsen, nevertheless, does not specify if he’s referring to on-line chess or over-the-board chess. Concerning on-line chess, Niemann has admitted to having cheated twice on Chess.com, when he was 12 and when he was 16 years outdated, and that he regrets that. In an announcement posted on September 9, IM Danny Rensch wrote on behalf of Chess.com: “We now have shared detailed proof with him regarding our resolution, together with info that contradicts his statements concerning the quantity and seriousness of his dishonest on Chess.com.” Carlsen, who misplaced his sport to Niemann earlier than leaving the Sinquefield Cup, reveals in his assertion that he’s suspicious about Niemann’s play in that sport as effectively.
The massive query, whether or not the world champion has laborious proof that exhibits Niemann has cheated, stays unclear from the assertion. It appears Carlsen is restricted for authorized causes, as he writes: “Sadly, presently I’m restricted in what I can say with out specific permission from Niemann to talk brazenly.”