The young American chess grandmaster previously admitted to cheating — but not at this scale.
American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann previously admitted to cheating twice in the past, but a new investigation reveals that he did it way more than that., a 72-page report alleges that the 19-year-old champion likely received illegal assistance in more than 100 online games, as recently as 2020. Those matches included contests in which prize money was awarded.
While Chess.com was not able to look into any of Niemann’s over-the-table or in-person matches, it did describe irregularities in his rise though the elite ranks of competitive chess.Grand Chess Tour “Outside his online play, Hans is the fastest rising top player in Classical [over-the-board] chess in modern history,” the report states, according to WSJ. “Looking purely at rating, Hans should be classified as a member of this group of top young players. While we don’t doubt that Hans is a talented player, we note that his results are statistically extraordinary.”
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