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Hans Niemann

January 01, 1970

Hans Moke Niemann (born June 20, 2003)[1] is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer. He became a FIDE Grandmaster on January 22, 2021.[2][3] In July 2021, he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. He first entered the Top 100 Junior players list at position 88 on March 1, 2019,[4][5] and as of September 2023, he was the eighth-highest-rated Junior in the world.[6] His peak global ranking was No. 31, in May 2023.

Hans Niemann
Full nameHans Moke Niemann
CountryUnited States
Born (2003-06-20) June 20, 2003 (age 20)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
TitleGrandmaster (2021)
FIDE rating2689 (May 2024)
Peak rating2708 (May 2023)
RankingNo. 44 (May 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 31 (May 2023)

In September 2022, Niemann became embroiled in a cheating controversy after he defeated the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup.[7] Carlsen withdrew from the tournament, later directly accusing Niemann of cheating and saying he would decline future pairings with him.[8][9] Niemann admitted to cheating in online chess games when younger, but denied cheating in in-person games.[8] Chess.com banned Niemann from its site, and published a report noting over 100 games on the site in which Niemann had "likely cheated" according to an internal anti-cheating measure. In response, Niemann filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Carlsen, Chess.com and Hikaru Nakamura.[10] On June 27, 2023, the case was dismissed by a federal judge.[11] On August 28, 2023, Niemann, Carlsen and Chess.com announced they had reached an agreement over the matter, in which Niemann was fully reinstated on Chess.com and able to participate in their events, Carlsen agreed to play him when matched up, and all parties agreed not to pursue further legal action.[12]

Early life and education edit

Niemann was born in San Francisco, California, and is of mixed Hawaiian and Danish ancestry.[13] Before moving to the Netherlands at the age of 7, he attended Top of the World Elementary School in Laguna Beach, California. While attending a Leonardoschool [nl] gifted school in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Niemann began playing chess at age 8.[14] He moved back to Orinda, California at age 10.[15]

He lived in Weston, Connecticut[9][16][17] and New York City, where he graduated from Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School.[18][19]

Chess career edit

Training edit

While attending U.S. Chess School with fellow streamer and GM Andrew Tang, Niemann received training from GMs Joshua Friedel, Ben Finegold and Jacob Aagaard.[20][21][22] John Grefe was another of his coaches.[23]

2012–2015 edit

Niemann qualified for the Dutch National Youth Chess Championship in 2012.[24][25] His first rated US tournament was in December 2012. Four months later he participated in the 2013 SuperNationals V in Nashville with a rating of 1486, scoring 4/7 in his section.[18]

In March 2014, Niemann's rating was just under 2000 at 10 years old, which gained him an invitation to the U.S. Chess School camp in St. Louis with coaches Greg Shahade and John Bartholomew. On December 16, 2014, Niemann became the youngest-ever winner of the Tuesday Night Marathon of the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club, the oldest chess club in the United States, earning him the title of USCF Master.[26][27] Niemann competed at the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa, in the U12 category, winning 6 of 11 games.[15][28]

2016–2018 edit

Since 2016, Niemann has been part of the US Chess Federations All-America Chess Team.[29][30][31][32] After becoming an FM in early 2016, he competed at the 2016 Saint Louis Invitational IM Norm, and was among the youngest players competing along with Carissa Yip.[16][33] At the 2016 North American Youth Championship, he tied for first place in the U18 category and earned his first IM norm.

At the 2017 SuperNationals VI, he entered the tournament as the top seed in the K–8 category with a rating of 2412, and finished 1st.[9][16][34]

In August 2018, Niemann competed at the 2018 U.S. Masters Championship, earning his second IM norm and also his first GM norm.[35][36][37] Later in August 2018, he earned his 3rd and final IM norm at the Cambridge IM Norm Invitational[38] and met all the requirements for the title of International Master. In December 2018, he won the National K–12 Blitz Championships undefeated, finishing 12–0,[17][39] while also tying for first in the bughouse duo competition.[40] He went on to tie for 1st in his grade in the overall K–12 Grade Championships.[41] After initially winning six consecutive games, he finished in third place at the 2018 U16 Olympiad in Konya, Turkey.[9][42]

2019–2021 edit

Starting in 2019, Niemann rose from an Elo rating of around 2450 to 2650 in just over three years.[33] In June 2019, he won the inaugural ChessKid Games hosted by Chess.com, accruing 20 straight victories and qualifying for the 2020 Junior Speed Chess Championship.[9][43] He won the 2019 Foxwoods Open Blitz tournament with a perfect 10-0 score. Later at the 2019 US Junior Championships, he tied for sixth place.[5] During the 2019 World Youth Championships he occupied first place for the first 8 out of 11 rounds in the U16 Open with a performance rating of nearly 2600,[44] finishing 9th in a field of 78.[45][46]

At the 2019 Grade Nationals, Niemann achieved a perfect 29–0 victory,[18] achieving 12–0 in the Blitz Championship,[47] 10–0 in the Bughouse Duo competition[48] and finally 7–0 in the 11th Grade Championship.[49] In November 2019, he competed in the 103rd Edward Lasker Memorial, tying for 1st place and achieving his second GM norm.[50]

At the 2020 FIDE World Youth Championship, Niemann placed sixth at the American Continental Selection Open.[51] He achieved his third and final GM norm at the Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy (CCCSA GM Norm Invitational) in October 2020, placing first.[52] In November, he won the 75th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championship, held in Fort Worth, Texas.[53] In December 2020, he won the blitz competition at the VII Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival,[54] and then surpassed the 2500 Elo threshold required to become a grandmaster.[3][55]

In January 2021, he placed third at the Vergani Cup, held in Bassano del Grappa, Italy.[56] In February, he won both the classical round robin (7/10) and blitz (10½/11) tournaments at the Winter Chess Festival "Paraćin 2021" in Serbia.[57][58][59] In April, he was featured on the front cover of Chess Life magazine, with a cover story documenting Niemann's journey to becoming a Grandmaster,[60] and accompanying podcast.[61]

In July 2021, Niemann won the World Open held in Philadelphia after beating John Burke in tiebreaks.[62][63][64] Later that month, he won the U.S. Junior Championship hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC), which entitled him to compete in the 2022 U.S. Chess Championship.[65] In August, he finished second (8/9) behind GM Aleksandr Lenderman (8½/9) at the 121st U.S. Open Chess Championship.[66]

2022 edit

In March 2022, Niemann broke into the chess top 100 for classical time control. He was the 12th-ranked American.[67] In the FTX Crypto Cup, he won a game with the black pieces in a second-round match against Carlsen.[68] In the post-game interview after defeating Carlsen, Niemann said, "Chess speaks for itself" before walking off. Despite winning four other games, Niemann didn't win any of his overall matches in the FTX Crypto tournament, and finished last out of a field of eight with zero match points.[69]

A few weeks later, at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup in September, Niemann won another game against world champion Carlsen, leading Carlsen to withdraw from the tournament and sparking international controversy (see section below).[69] Niemann faced Carlsen again two weeks later during the Julius Baer Generation Cup. Carlsen resigned that game after one move, further fueling the controversy.[70]

In December 2022, Niemann placed second at the Chessable Sunway Sitges Open, after winning a tiebreak against Amin Tabatabaei. The tournament consolidated his rating as a 2700 player on the official FIDE ratings list for the first time.[71][72] During the World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships held in late December in Kazakhstan, Niemann finished 100th out of 177 in Rapid and 47th out of 176 in Blitz.[73][74]

2023 edit

In April 2023 Niemann finished 6th out of 200 at the Open Chess Menorca with the top 10 players all tying for seven points after the nine round round-robin and Gukesh D taking the win.[75][76] Later that month he participated in the Kazakhstan Chess Cup, a side event to the World Chess Championship 2023 also held in the country at the same time,[77] finishing 6th out of 167.[78][79]

In May, he started as the top seed for the Baku Open International Chess Festival, finishing 54th out of 122,[80] with Prraneeth Vuppala achieving a surprise win against him, crossing the 2500 Elo mark to become a Grandmaster.[81][82] In the same month, Niemann participated in the 2023 Dubai Open Chess Tournament as the second highest seed. He finished 47th after losing to non-titled Xue Haowen with white pieces in the eighth round.[83]

In June, Niemann won the 1000GM 2023 Las Vegas Super Swiss, following a tiebreak with Mikhail Antipov.[84] In July, he won the Uralsk Open 2023 in Kazakhstan.[85] In August, he reached a settlement with Chess.com and began playing games again on their site. He won the Timșoara Grand Prix Rapid, the third stage of the Romanian Grand Prix.[86] He then transferred to the fourth stage Arad Grand Prix Classic, placing second after Haik Martirosyan.[87]

In October, Niemann competed at the US Championships at SLCC, coming in 7th.[88] At the 2023 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships, he finished 26th out of 105 in Rapid and 39th out of 206 in Blitz.[89]

2024 edit

On February 2, 2024, the Saint Louis Chess Club said they would not invite Niemann to any invitationals in 2024, due to his recent behavior and comments.[90] This was later reported to involve damage to his hotel room during the 2023 US Championships. Niemann published a video confirming that he had damaged a hotel room, but also claimed that he "incessantly apologized and was supposed to be reinstated by the hotel".

PRO Chess League edit

Niemann has competed in the PRO Chess League since 2017, competing for the Las Vegas Desert Rats (2017), Saint Louis Arch Bishops (2019, winning team) and Norway Gnomes (2020).[91]

Streaming career edit

Niemann streams both online and over-the-board chess on Twitch, competing against fellow chess streamers such as GMs Andrew Tang, Daniel Naroditsky, Nakamura,[92] WFM Alexandra Botez and Carlsen. In his streaming career, Niemann served as a coach and co-commentator for the second PogChamps online chess tournament,[93] coaching participating Twitch streamers like xQc, Ludwig, Forsen[94] and Hafu, as well as strongman and actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

Niemann first started streaming in the summer of 2018, then more regularly in the spring of 2019.[95] His viewership grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, coinciding with an overall boom in the chess category on Twitch.[95][96]

Cheating allegations and lawsuit edit

Sinquefield Cup incident edit

Main article: Carlsen–Niemann controversy

In the third round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, Niemann defeated then world chess champion Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces, playing the Nimzo-Indian Defence. Niemann's live rating surpassed 2700 for the first time with this win.[7][97] Carlsen withdrew from the Cup the following day, revealing his decision through a cryptic tweet that included a video of Portuguese football manager José Mourinho saying: "If I speak, I'm in big trouble, and I don't want to be in big trouble." Although Carlsen did not make any explicit accusations himself, his tweet, coupled with the heightened security measures implemented at the tournament after his defeat, suggested the presence of an allegation regarding Niemann cheating over the board,[8] an accusation denied by Niemann and several commentators.[98][8][99] Niemann continued the tournament with 4 draws and 2 losses.[100]

Niemann faced Carlsen again in a much-anticipated game during the Julius Baer Generation Cup. Carlsen resigned the game after one move, further fueling the controversy.[70] It has been characterized as the most serious cheating controversy for international chess since the Toiletgate incident in the World Chess Championship 2006.[101] Many chess players and public figures commented on the controversy, including former world champion Garry Kasparov.[102]

On September 26, 2022, Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating in a statement posted on Twitter.[9][103][104][105] Carlsen stated he had considered withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup due to Niemann's last-minute inclusion, believed that Niemann cheated more often and more recently than he had publicly admitted, and was convinced by Niemann's behaviour during their Cup game to withdraw from the tournament. He stated that he was limited in what he could say openly without "explicit permission from Niemann", and that he would not play chess with Niemann in the future.[106][107][108]

Responses and analysis edit

The executive director of the St. Louis Chess Club, Tony Rich, said that no formal complaint was made in writing.[109] Chief Arbiter Chris Bird published a statement affirming there was "no indication that any player has been playing unfairly" during the tournament, but did not address the reason for additional security measures added after Magnus' withdrawal.[110]

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura accused Niemann of previously being suspended from Chess.com,[111] for cheating in online tournaments.[101] Niemann admitted in a post-game interview to having cheated in online games when he was 12 and 16 years old, but strongly denied ever cheating in an over-the-board game.[8][112][113][114] Niemann revealed that Chess.com had suspended him again from the site and their events in light of the controversy.[112][113] Chess.com's chief chess officer, Daniel Rensch, confirmed that Niemann would remain suspended pending an explanation of his past cheating on the platform.[115][101]

A statistical analysis of Niemann's games since 2020, including the Sinquefield Cup game between Carlsen and Niemann, by anti-cheating expert Ken Regan,[116][117] found no evidence of cheating.[118][119] In early October 2022, Chess.com released a report identifying more than 100 games in which he had "likely cheated" according to an internal measure, some as recently as 2020, when he was 17.[120]

Lawsuit edit

On October 20, 2022, Niemann filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Carlsen, Chess.com, Play Magnus Group, and Nakamura, regarding claims of his cheating. The case was filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis, where the Sinquefield Cup took place.[121] Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter wrote that the case would be "tough to win", based on legal precedents and the difficulty of proving actual malice under US law.[122] By December 7, 2022, all defendants except Play Magnus Group had filed motions to dismiss on various grounds, including lack of jurisdiction and the State of Connecticut's anti-SLAPP laws.[123]

On June 27, 2023, the case was dismissed by a federal judge.[11] On August 28, 2023, Chess.com announced in a blog post that the parties had reached a settlement and there would be no further litigation. Chess.com reinstated Niemann's account and let him play in future events. Carlsen agreed to play Hans if paired in the future, stating “I acknowledge and understand Chess.com’s report, including its statement that there is no determinative evidence that Niemann cheated in his game against me at the Sinquefield Cup.”[124]

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hans, niemann, hans, moke, niemann, born, june, 2003, american, chess, grandmaster, twitch, streamer, became, fide, grandmaster, january, 2021, july, 2021, world, open, chess, tournament, philadelphia, first, entered, junior, players, list, position, march, 20. Hans Moke Niemann born June 20 2003 1 is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer He became a FIDE Grandmaster on January 22 2021 2 3 In July 2021 he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia He first entered the Top 100 Junior players list at position 88 on March 1 2019 4 5 and as of September 2023 update he was the eighth highest rated Junior in the world 6 His peak global ranking was No 31 in May 2023 Hans NiemannNiemann at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024Full nameHans Moke NiemannCountryUnited StatesBorn 2003 06 20 June 20 2003 age 20 San Francisco California U S TitleGrandmaster 2021 FIDE rating2689 May 2024 Peak rating2708 May 2023 RankingNo 44 May 2024 Peak rankingNo 31 May 2023 In September 2022 Niemann became embroiled in a cheating controversy after he defeated the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup 7 Carlsen withdrew from the tournament later directly accusing Niemann of cheating and saying he would decline future pairings with him 8 9 Niemann admitted to cheating in online chess games when younger but denied cheating in in person games 8 Chess com banned Niemann from its site and published a report noting over 100 games on the site in which Niemann had likely cheated according to an internal anti cheating measure In response Niemann filed a 100 million defamation lawsuit against Carlsen Chess com and Hikaru Nakamura 10 On June 27 2023 the case was dismissed by a federal judge 11 On August 28 2023 Niemann Carlsen and Chess com announced they had reached an agreement over the matter in which Niemann was fully reinstated on Chess com and able to participate in their events Carlsen agreed to play him when matched up and all parties agreed not to pursue further legal action 12 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Chess career 2 1 Training 2 2 2012 2015 2 3 2016 2018 2 4 2019 2021 2 5 2022 2 6 2023 2 7 2024 2 8 PRO Chess League 3 Streaming career 4 Cheating allegations and lawsuit 4 1 Sinquefield Cup incident 4 2 Responses and analysis 4 3 Lawsuit 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editNiemann was born in San Francisco California and is of mixed Hawaiian and Danish ancestry 13 Before moving to the Netherlands at the age of 7 he attended Top of the World Elementary School in Laguna Beach California While attending a Leonardoschool nl gifted school in Utrecht the Netherlands Niemann began playing chess at age 8 14 He moved back to Orinda California at age 10 15 He lived in Weston Connecticut 9 16 17 and New York City where he graduated from Columbia Grammar amp Preparatory School 18 19 Chess career editTraining edit While attending U S Chess School with fellow streamer and GM Andrew Tang Niemann received training from GMs Joshua Friedel Ben Finegold and Jacob Aagaard 20 21 22 John Grefe was another of his coaches 23 2012 2015 edit Niemann qualified for the Dutch National Youth Chess Championship in 2012 24 25 His first rated US tournament was in December 2012 Four months later he participated in the 2013 SuperNationals V in Nashville with a rating of 1486 scoring 4 7 in his section 18 In March 2014 Niemann s rating was just under 2000 at 10 years old which gained him an invitation to the U S Chess School camp in St Louis with coaches Greg Shahade and John Bartholomew On December 16 2014 Niemann became the youngest ever winner of the Tuesday Night Marathon of the Mechanics Institute Chess Club the oldest chess club in the United States earning him the title of USCF Master 26 27 Niemann competed at the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships in Durban South Africa in the U12 category winning 6 of 11 games 15 28 2016 2018 edit Since 2016 Niemann has been part of the US Chess Federations All America Chess Team 29 30 31 32 After becoming an FM in early 2016 he competed at the 2016 Saint Louis Invitational IM Norm and was among the youngest players competing along with Carissa Yip 16 33 At the 2016 North American Youth Championship he tied for first place in the U18 category and earned his first IM norm At the 2017 SuperNationals VI he entered the tournament as the top seed in the K 8 category with a rating of 2412 and finished 1st 9 16 34 In August 2018 Niemann competed at the 2018 U S Masters Championship earning his second IM norm and also his first GM norm 35 36 37 Later in August 2018 he earned his 3rd and final IM norm at the Cambridge IM Norm Invitational 38 and met all the requirements for the title of International Master In December 2018 he won the National K 12 Blitz Championships undefeated finishing 12 0 17 39 while also tying for first in the bughouse duo competition 40 He went on to tie for 1st in his grade in the overall K 12 Grade Championships 41 After initially winning six consecutive games he finished in third place at the 2018 U16 Olympiad in Konya Turkey 9 42 2019 2021 edit Starting in 2019 Niemann rose from an Elo rating of around 2450 to 2650 in just over three years 33 In June 2019 he won the inaugural ChessKid Games hosted by Chess com accruing 20 straight victories and qualifying for the 2020 Junior Speed Chess Championship 9 43 He won the 2019 Foxwoods Open Blitz tournament with a perfect 10 0 score Later at the 2019 US Junior Championships he tied for sixth place 5 During the 2019 World Youth Championships he occupied first place for the first 8 out of 11 rounds in the U16 Open with a performance rating of nearly 2600 44 finishing 9th in a field of 78 45 46 At the 2019 Grade Nationals Niemann achieved a perfect 29 0 victory 18 achieving 12 0 in the Blitz Championship 47 10 0 in the Bughouse Duo competition 48 and finally 7 0 in the 11th Grade Championship 49 In November 2019 he competed in the 103rd Edward Lasker Memorial tying for 1st place and achieving his second GM norm 50 At the 2020 FIDE World Youth Championship Niemann placed sixth at the American Continental Selection Open 51 He achieved his third and final GM norm at the Charlotte Chess Center amp Scholastic Academy CCCSA GM Norm Invitational in October 2020 placing first 52 In November he won the 75th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championship held in Fort Worth Texas 53 In December 2020 he won the blitz competition at the VII Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 54 and then surpassed the 2500 Elo threshold required to become a grandmaster 3 55 In January 2021 he placed third at the Vergani Cup held in Bassano del Grappa Italy 56 In February he won both the classical round robin 7 10 and blitz 10 11 tournaments at the Winter Chess Festival Paracin 2021 in Serbia 57 58 59 In April he was featured on the front cover of Chess Life magazine with a cover story documenting Niemann s journey to becoming a Grandmaster 60 and accompanying podcast 61 In July 2021 Niemann won the World Open held in Philadelphia after beating John Burke in tiebreaks 62 63 64 Later that month he won the U S Junior Championship hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club SLCC which entitled him to compete in the 2022 U S Chess Championship 65 In August he finished second 8 9 behind GM Aleksandr Lenderman 8 9 at the 121st U S Open Chess Championship 66 2022 edit In March 2022 Niemann broke into the chess top 100 for classical time control He was the 12th ranked American 67 In the FTX Crypto Cup he won a game with the black pieces in a second round match against Carlsen 68 In the post game interview after defeating Carlsen Niemann said Chess speaks for itself before walking off Despite winning four other games Niemann didn t win any of his overall matches in the FTX Crypto tournament and finished last out of a field of eight with zero match points 69 A few weeks later at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup in September Niemann won another game against world champion Carlsen leading Carlsen to withdraw from the tournament and sparking international controversy see section below 69 Niemann faced Carlsen again two weeks later during the Julius Baer Generation Cup Carlsen resigned that game after one move further fueling the controversy 70 In December 2022 Niemann placed second at the Chessable Sunway Sitges Open after winning a tiebreak against Amin Tabatabaei The tournament consolidated his rating as a 2700 player on the official FIDE ratings list for the first time 71 72 During the World Rapid amp Blitz Chess Championships held in late December in Kazakhstan Niemann finished 100th out of 177 in Rapid and 47th out of 176 in Blitz 73 74 2023 edit In April 2023 Niemann finished 6th out of 200 at the Open Chess Menorca with the top 10 players all tying for seven points after the nine round round robin and Gukesh D taking the win 75 76 Later that month he participated in the Kazakhstan Chess Cup a side event to the World Chess Championship 2023 also held in the country at the same time 77 finishing 6th out of 167 78 79 In May he started as the top seed for the Baku Open International Chess Festival finishing 54th out of 122 80 with Prraneeth Vuppala achieving a surprise win against him crossing the 2500 Elo mark to become a Grandmaster 81 82 In the same month Niemann participated in the 2023 Dubai Open Chess Tournament as the second highest seed He finished 47th after losing to non titled Xue Haowen with white pieces in the eighth round 83 In June Niemann won the 1000GM 2023 Las Vegas Super Swiss following a tiebreak with Mikhail Antipov 84 In July he won the Uralsk Open 2023 in Kazakhstan 85 In August he reached a settlement with Chess com and began playing games again on their site He won the Timșoara Grand Prix Rapid the third stage of the Romanian Grand Prix 86 He then transferred to the fourth stage Arad Grand Prix Classic placing second after Haik Martirosyan 87 In October Niemann competed at the US Championships at SLCC coming in 7th 88 At the 2023 World Rapid amp Blitz Chess Championships he finished 26th out of 105 in Rapid and 39th out of 206 in Blitz 89 2024 edit On February 2 2024 the Saint Louis Chess Club said they would not invite Niemann to any invitationals in 2024 due to his recent behavior and comments 90 This was later reported to involve damage to his hotel room during the 2023 US Championships Niemann published a video confirming that he had damaged a hotel room but also claimed that he incessantly apologized and was supposed to be reinstated by the hotel PRO Chess League edit Niemann has competed in the PRO Chess League since 2017 competing for the Las Vegas Desert Rats 2017 Saint Louis Arch Bishops 2019 winning team and Norway Gnomes 2020 91 Streaming career editNiemann streams both online and over the board chess on Twitch competing against fellow chess streamers such as GMs Andrew Tang Daniel Naroditsky Nakamura 92 WFM Alexandra Botez and Carlsen In his streaming career Niemann served as a coach and co commentator for the second PogChamps online chess tournament 93 coaching participating Twitch streamers like xQc Ludwig Forsen 94 and Hafu as well as strongman and actor Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Niemann first started streaming in the summer of 2018 then more regularly in the spring of 2019 95 His viewership grew during the COVID 19 pandemic coinciding with an overall boom in the chess category on Twitch 95 96 Cheating allegations and lawsuit editSinquefield Cup incident edit Main article Carlsen Niemann controversy In the third round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup Niemann defeated then world chess champion Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces playing the Nimzo Indian Defence Niemann s live rating surpassed 2700 for the first time with this win 7 97 Carlsen withdrew from the Cup the following day revealing his decision through a cryptic tweet that included a video of Portuguese football manager Jose Mourinho saying If I speak I m in big trouble and I don t want to be in big trouble Although Carlsen did not make any explicit accusations himself his tweet coupled with the heightened security measures implemented at the tournament after his defeat suggested the presence of an allegation regarding Niemann cheating over the board 8 an accusation denied by Niemann and several commentators 98 8 99 Niemann continued the tournament with 4 draws and 2 losses 100 Niemann faced Carlsen again in a much anticipated game during the Julius Baer Generation Cup Carlsen resigned the game after one move further fueling the controversy 70 It has been characterized as the most serious cheating controversy for international chess since the Toiletgate incident in the World Chess Championship 2006 101 Many chess players and public figures commented on the controversy including former world champion Garry Kasparov 102 On September 26 2022 Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating in a statement posted on Twitter 9 103 104 105 Carlsen stated he had considered withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup due to Niemann s last minute inclusion believed that Niemann cheated more often and more recently than he had publicly admitted and was convinced by Niemann s behaviour during their Cup game to withdraw from the tournament He stated that he was limited in what he could say openly without explicit permission from Niemann and that he would not play chess with Niemann in the future 106 107 108 Responses and analysis edit The executive director of the St Louis Chess Club Tony Rich said that no formal complaint was made in writing 109 Chief Arbiter Chris Bird published a statement affirming there was no indication that any player has been playing unfairly during the tournament but did not address the reason for additional security measures added after Magnus withdrawal 110 Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura accused Niemann of previously being suspended from Chess com 111 for cheating in online tournaments 101 Niemann admitted in a post game interview to having cheated in online games when he was 12 and 16 years old but strongly denied ever cheating in an over the board game 8 112 113 114 Niemann revealed that Chess com had suspended him again from the site and their events in light of the controversy 112 113 Chess com s chief chess officer Daniel Rensch confirmed that Niemann would remain suspended pending an explanation of his past cheating on the platform 115 101 A statistical analysis of Niemann s games since 2020 including the Sinquefield Cup game between Carlsen and Niemann by anti cheating expert Ken Regan 116 117 found no evidence of cheating 118 119 In early October 2022 Chess com released a report identifying more than 100 games in which he had likely cheated according to an internal measure some as recently as 2020 when he was 17 120 Lawsuit edit On October 20 2022 Niemann filed a 100 million defamation lawsuit against Carlsen Chess com Play Magnus Group and Nakamura regarding claims of his cheating The case was filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St Louis where the Sinquefield Cup took place 121 Yale law professor Stephen L Carter wrote that the case would be tough to win based on legal precedents and the difficulty of proving actual malice under US law 122 By December 7 2022 all defendants except Play Magnus Group had filed motions to dismiss on various grounds including lack of jurisdiction and the State of Connecticut s anti SLAPP laws 123 On June 27 2023 the case was dismissed by a federal judge 11 On August 28 2023 Chess com announced in a blog post that the parties had reached a settlement and there would be no further litigation Chess com reinstated Niemann s account and let him play in future events Carlsen agreed to play Hans if paired in the future stating I acknowledge and understand Chess com s report including its statement that there is no determinative evidence that Niemann cheated in his game against me at the Sinquefield Cup 124 References edit Happy 19th birthday to Hans Niemann June 20 2022 Niemann Hans Moke ratings fide com Retrieved January 23 2021 a b Hartmann John January 25 2021 Niemann on Earning the GM Title US Chess org Retrieved January 26 2021 FIDE Online FIDE Top players Standard Top 100 Players Juniors 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MikeKlein Mike June 5 2019 Niemann Wang Team Dominates 1st ChessKid Games Chess com Retrieved January 23 2021 Hartmann John October 8 2019 Niemann Leads at World Youth after Seven Rounds US Chess org Retrieved January 26 2021 Chess Results Server Chess results com World Youth Chess Championship 2019 Open U16 chess results com Retrieved January 26 2021 Hartmann John October 11 2019 Kolay Surges in World Youth Niemann Stumbles US Chess org Retrieved January 26 2021 2019 National Scholastic K 12 Grade Championship www uschess org Retrieved January 26 2021 2019 National Scholastic K 12 Grade Championship www uschess org Retrieved January 26 2021 2019 National Scholastic K 12 Grade Championship www uschess org Retrieved January 26 2021 103rd Edward Lasker Memorial MCC Closed Championship December 2019 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report ratings fide com Retrieved January 23 2021 Chess Results Server Chess results com AMERICAN CONTINENTAL SELECTION FIDE ONLINE WORLD U10 18 RAPID CHAMPIONSHIPS chess results com Retrieved January 23 2021 Fall 2020 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational November 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report ratings fide com Retrieved January 23 2021 IM Hans Niemann Wins Texas State Championship Texas Chess Association December 1 2020 Retrieved February 23 2021 Chess Results Server Chess results com VII Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival Blitz 18 12 chess results com Retrieved January 23 2021 Jittenmeier Franz December 24 2020 Sunway Sitges Schachfestival Cheparinov gewinnt Niemann holt GM Titel in German Retrieved January 23 2021 Chess Results Server Chess results com Vergani Cup January 2021 chess results com Retrieved January 23 2021 Chess Results Server Chess results com GM Round Robin Paracin 2021 chess results com Retrieved February 8 2021 Chess Results Server Chess results com OPEN Blitz tournament Paracin 2021 chess results com Retrieved February 8 2021 Kvalifikacioni turnir za Gran Pri OSK Paracin Blog Sah 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Cup Chess com Retrieved May 20 2023 a b McGourty Colin September 5 2022 Sinquefield Cup 3 Niemann beats Carlsen to cross 2700 Chess speaks for itself Hans Niemann infamously said after defeating Magnus Carlsen in Game 1 of their Round 2 match in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami He d won with the black pieces but Magnus went on to win the next three games against Hans while Hans lost all his matches in the event a b Magnus Carlsen resigns against Hans Niemann after ONE move chess24 Retrieved September 19 2022 McGourty Colin December 23 2022 Alekseenko wins Sitges Niemann over 2700 Chessable Sunway Sitges 2022 www chessgames com Retrieved May 20 2023 OPEN RAPID FIDE World Rapid and Blitz 2022 Retrieved May 20 2023 OPEN BLITZ FIDE World Rapid and Blitz 2022 Retrieved May 20 2023 Menorca Open Zehn Spieler punktgleich Schach Nachrichten in German April 17 2023 Retrieved May 20 2023 Chess Results Server Chess results com II Open Internacional Chess Menorca Grup A chess results com Retrieved May 20 2023 As Hans Niemann makes appearance at side event in Astana Nepo and Ding say almost impossible to cheat in OTB events The Indian Express April 24 2023 Retrieved May 20 2023 Chess Results Server Chess results com KAZAKHSTAN CHESS CUP 1 ETAP VZROSLOGO KUBKA RK 2023 chess results com Retrieved May 20 2023 INFORM KZ May 2 2023 15 year old Aldiyar Ansat wins Kazakhstan Chess Cup Kazinform Retrieved May 20 2023 Chess Results Server Chess results com International Chess Festival Baku Open 2023 dedicated chess results com Retrieved May 20 2023 Baku Open 2023 Prraneeth Vuppala beats Hans Niemann becomes India s 82nd Grandmaster The Indian Express May 14 2023 Retrieved May 20 2023 Baku Open 2023 R8 Prraneeth beats Niemann Divya Deshmukh becomes an International Master ChessBase India www chessbase in May 12 2023 Retrieved May 20 2023 Chess Results Server Chess results com Dubai Open 2023 Category A chess results com Retrieved January 1 2024 Chess Results Server Chess results com 1000GM 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analysis for every player in the world The Guardian Retrieved September 25 2022 Sinquefield Cup officials asked Regan to run the program on Carlsen and Niemann s game and the results were unambiguous I found nothing he said Regan s model showed Neimann s performance was one standard deviation up on some metrics but by definition the standard deviation standardly happens Nepo asked for extra measures against Niemann in St Louis chess24 Retrieved September 25 2022 Andrew Beaton Joshua Robinson October 4 2022 Chess Investigation Finds That U S Grandmaster Likely Cheated More Than 100 Times The Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Wikidata Q114410935 Retrieved October 4 2022 Beaton Andrew Robinson Joshua October 20 2022 Hans Niemann Files 100 Million Lawsuit Against Magnus Carlsen Chess com Over Cheating Allegations The Wall Street Journal Retrieved October 20 2022 Hans Niemann s 100 Million Chess Lawsuit Will Be Tough to Win Bloomberg October 24 2022 Niemann vs Carlsen etc docket Court Listener Team CHESScom Chess com August 28 2023 Chess com Concludes Legal Dispute With Hans Niemann Niemann To Return To Chess com Chess com Retrieved August 28 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Hans Niemann nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hans Niemann Hans Niemann rating card at FIDE Hans Niemann player profile and games at Chessgames com Hans Niemann player profile at Chess com Hans Niemann on Twitch nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Niemann amp oldid 1220811553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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