![]() Now the organization is not only claiming to have uncovered a slew of occasions on which he says it employed a host of sophisticated analytics, as well as expert reviews of Niemann's games and determined a pattern of cheating that far outstrips anything to which he has publicly admitted. Site organizers said they had 'suspicions' about Niemann's Sinquefield Cup game with Carlsen and, unknown to Niemann, his admission that he cheated in online games triggered a forensic investigation of his games. It hosts prize money and chess rating tournaments which are recognized by, and considered comparable to, those of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) as well as providing a social network and forum for players to discuss the game and strategy. Niemann has furiously denied cheating in any 'Over The Board' tournament but he admitted to having cheated on two occasions while playing online once as a child of 12 and once aged 16 but never, he said, in a game or event of any importance.Ĭ is one of the largest online chess sites in the world and counts some of the greatest players in the game among its 80 million members. The report revealed that it had frozen Niemann's account and rescinded an invitation to compete in its first $1million prize tournament. The game's leading website then conducted an inquiry which resulted in a 72-page report that said Niemann may have cheated in online games 'more than 100 times.'īut David Niemann hit out at the site, calling it a 'cult.' In a later match Carlsen resigned after just one move in what has been interpreted as his belief that Niemann's play is not on the level. ![]() The upset was so unexpected that rumors of cheating began to swirl almost immediately and lurid allegations that Niemann owed his victory to the use of vibrating anal beads that telegraphed winning moves in Morse code quickly took hold. The 31-year-old Norwegian is generally acknowledged to be the greatest player in the game's history and had been enjoying an unbeaten 53-game streak until he sat down opposite Niemann on September 4. Hans Niemann, 19, sent the elite world of competitive chess into a tailspin when he defeated Magnus Carlsen in the prestigious Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Missouri, last month. ![]() ‘He’s an adolescent, we’re a family that focuses on humanity and forgiveness,’ he said. The older Niemann was talking at the family's $1.4million mid-century modern home set in six acres in Weston, Connecticut. He is pictured at a match in 2013 and right in 2014, at age 10, when he became the youngest winner of the Mechanics Institute Chess Club tournament in its 159-year history The 19-year-old chess prodigy has competed in tournaments all over the world, taking part in his first US rated tournament when he was just eight years old. His game speaks for itself'īy Laura Collins, Chief Investigative Reporter, For Dailymail.Com ![]()
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