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| | *Hans has admitted to cheating online. | | *Hans has admitted to cheating online. |
| | *at one point, Hans played 4 members of the finest chess players in the world (ratings above 2800 club in a row), easily defeating 3 out of 4 and tying the 4th while nearly defeating him.<ref>https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/do-you-think-hans-is-cheating</ref> | | *at one point, Hans played 4 members of the finest chess players in the world (ratings above 2800 club in a row), easily defeating 3 out of 4 and tying the 4th while nearly defeating him.<ref>https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/do-you-think-hans-is-cheating</ref> |
| − | ==Reaction of other top players== | + | ==Reaction by other top players== |
| | The popular streamer [[Hikaru Nakamura]] was critical of Niemann. On September 26, 2022, after [[Magnus Carlsen]] made his strong statement, Nakamura stated: | | The popular streamer [[Hikaru Nakamura]] was critical of Niemann. On September 26, 2022, after [[Magnus Carlsen]] made his strong statement, Nakamura stated: |
| | {{cquote|I would also say it is extremely clear in this letter that Magnus put out that basically Magnus has something, who knows what he has. ... The ball is very clearly in Hans’ court now. What will Hans do here is the big question.<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/the-ball-is-very-clearly-in-hans-court-says-gm-nakamura-after-carlsens-statement-8175172/</ref>}} | | {{cquote|I would also say it is extremely clear in this letter that Magnus put out that basically Magnus has something, who knows what he has. ... The ball is very clearly in Hans’ court now. What will Hans do here is the big question.<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/the-ball-is-very-clearly-in-hans-court-says-gm-nakamura-after-carlsens-statement-8175172/</ref>}} |
| − | | + | Amid silence by Hans Niemann immediately following [[Magnus Carlsen]]'s accusation on September 26, 2022, of cheating, Hikaru Nakamura said: |
| | + | {{cquote|If Hans doesn’t say anything, the way I see it, it feels like he’s admitting something.}} |
| | Another top player, Levon Aronian, was initially defending Niemann but many days later "gave a rather different comment this time in the official broadcast:"<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-julius-baer-generation-cup-day-2</ref> Aronian played to a draw against Niemann in Round 1 of the [[Sinquefield Cup]] 2022, before the enhanced security measures were installed and Niemann played with an astounding accuracy of 95.5, with the white pieces. | | Another top player, Levon Aronian, was initially defending Niemann but many days later "gave a rather different comment this time in the official broadcast:"<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-julius-baer-generation-cup-day-2</ref> Aronian played to a draw against Niemann in Round 1 of the [[Sinquefield Cup]] 2022, before the enhanced security measures were installed and Niemann played with an astounding accuracy of 95.5, with the white pieces. |
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