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→Analysis of play by Hans Niemann in Sinquefield Cup
[[File:MagnusCarlsen24.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Magnus Carlsen]] is the reigning Chess World Cup Champion.]]
<center>''[[Chess]] champion [[Magnus Carlsen]]'s strong statement is available [https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen/status/1574482694406565888?ftag=MSF0951a18 here]''.</center>
<center>''[[Chess]] champion [[Magnus Carlsen]]'s strong statement is available [https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen/status/1574482694406565888?ftag=MSF0951a18 here]''.</center>
The '''chess cheating scandal''' of 2022 concerned a highly unlikely ostensible victory on September 4 by a 19-year-old relatively low-ranked player named Hans Niemann, playing with the weaker black pieces, against the greatest player of our time, [[Magnus Carlsen]], while Carlsen was on an unbeaten streak. This was the second improbable defeat by Niemann with the black pieces against Carlsen in merely a few months, and the second consecutive improbable win by Niemann against a higher-ranked player in the tournament. Carlsen then quit the [[chess]] tournament (the [[Sinquefield Cup]] 2022), which is nearly unprecedented, and it was inferred that Carlsen felt he had been cheated by Niemann, which Niemann denied. ''See [[Magnus-Niemann chess match]]''.
The '''chess cheating scandal''' of 2022 concerned a highly unlikely ostensible victory on September 4 by a 19-year-old relatively low-ranked player named Hans Niemann, playing with the weaker black pieces, against the greatest player of our time, [[Magnus Carlsen]], while Carlsen was on an unbeaten streak. This was the second improbable defeat by Niemann with the black pieces against Carlsen in merely a few months, and the second consecutive improbable win by Niemann against a higher-ranked player in the same tournament. Carlsen then quit the [[chess]] tournament (the [[Sinquefield Cup]] 2022), which is nearly unprecedented, and it was inferred that Carlsen felt he had been cheated by Niemann, which Niemann denied. ''See [[Magnus-Niemann chess match]]''.
The odds of a player of Niemann's lower rank defeating the high-ranking Carlsen twice with the black pieces is estimated to be only 1 in 2,500. In addition, in the game at the Sinquefield Cup prior to his reported victory over Carlsen, Niemann was far behind on time but made a string of perfect moves to improbably defeat the #14 player in the world, [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]. The [[Saint Louis Chess Club]] had refused a request by the #2 player in the world, Ian "Nepo" Nepomniachtchi, for tighter security against possible cheating by Niemann.<ref>https://new.chess24.com/en/wall/news/nepo-asked-for-extra-measures-against-niemann-in-st-louis</ref> Then, after tighter security measures were finally installed by the chess club, Niemann was unable to win another game.
The odds of a player of Niemann's lower rank defeating the high-ranking Carlsen twice with the black pieces is estimated to be only 1 in 2,500. In addition, in the game at the Sinquefield Cup prior to his reported victory over Carlsen, Niemann was far behind on time but made a string of perfect moves to improbably defeat the #14 player in the world, [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]. The [[Saint Louis Chess Club]] had refused a request by the #2 player in the world, Ian "Nepo" Nepomniachtchi, for tighter security against possible cheating by Niemann.<ref>https://new.chess24.com/en/wall/news/nepo-asked-for-extra-measures-against-niemann-in-st-louis</ref> Then, after tighter security measures were finally installed by the chess club, Niemann was unable to win another game.
== Analysis of play by Hans Niemann in Sinquefield Cup ==
== Analysis of play by Hans Niemann in Sinquefield Cup ==
[[Image:Staunton chess set.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A typical chess set and tournament clock.]]
In the improbable back-to-back victories by Hans Niemann in the Sinquefield Cup 2022, his endgame "play" was extraordinary in both games against more highly rated opponents, before stricter controls against possible cheating were installed by the tournament organizers.
In the improbable back-to-back victories by Hans Niemann in the Sinquefield Cup 2022, his endgame "play" was extraordinary in both games against more highly rated opponents, before stricter controls against possible cheating were installed by the tournament organizers.
As of October 22, the case had not been assigned to a district court judge, but a magistrate judge has granted motion for the [[New York City]] law firm to pursue the case in the courtroom in [[St. Louis]].
As of October 22, the case had not been assigned to a district court judge, but a magistrate judge has granted motion for the [[New York City]] law firm to pursue the case in the courtroom in [[St. Louis]].
An analysis on Bloomberg of similar cases brought in the past indicates that it is unlikely the plaintiff would prevail.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-23/hans-niemann-s-100-million-chess-lawsuit-will-be-tough-to-win</ref>
===Response by Chess.com===
===Response by Chess.com===
As posted by defendant Chess.com in response to the lawsuit, on its website:
As posted by defendant Chess.com in response to the lawsuit, on its website:
{{cquote|Hans confessed publicly to cheating online in the wake of the [[Sinquefield Cup]], and the resulting fallout is of his own making. As stated in its October 2022 report, Chess.com had historically dealt with Hans’ prior cheating privately, and was forced to clarify its position only after he spoke out publicly.
{{cquote|Hans confessed publicly to cheating online in the wake of the [[Sinquefield Cup]], and resulting fallout is of his own making. As stated in its October 2022 report, Chess.com had historically dealt with Hans’ prior cheating privately, and was forced to clarify its position only after he spoke out publicly.
There is no merit to Hans’ allegations, and Chess.com looks forward to setting the record straight on behalf of its team and all honest chess players.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/niemann-files-100-million-defamation-lawsuit</ref>}}
There is no merit to Hans’ allegations, and Chess.com looks forward to setting the record straight on behalf of its team and all honest chess players.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/niemann-files-100-million-defamation-lawsuit</ref>}}
===Amendment by Niemann===
Niemann amended his complaint in January 2023, by adding a bizarre allegation that [[Magnus Carlsen]] had paid a fellow [[Norway|Norwegian]] to shout an accusation of cheater at Niemann, in Norwegian, at the end of a [[chess]] tournament. But the specifically spelled word as alleged in the Amended Complaint does not identically exist in Norwegian (perhaps a misspelling or typo, but a fundamental one central to the allegation), and the substance of this new allegation is publicly doubted by others.<ref>https://www.chess.com/news/view/hans-niemann-amends-complaint</ref>.
==Analysis of Niemann's Career==
An in-depth analysis of many games played by Niemann throughout his [[chess]] career suggest some statistical anomalies.<ref>https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-hans-niemann-case-numbers-what-they-reveal-and-what-they-do-not-reveal</ref>
An analysis of his claims about being a top-ranked or #3-ranked child cyclist for his age group are doubted by an investigative report.<ref>https://cyclingtips.com/2022/10/chess-outcast-hans-niemann-says-he-was-a-top-cyclist-was-he-really/</ref>
== Dembski's analysis ==
[[William Dembski]]'s [[intelligent design]] approach to this controversy, whereby statistical improbability is used to determine whether to infer design, is set forth in this interview of him by Eric Anderson.<ref>https://idthefuture.com/1673/</ref>
== Biased Wikipedia Entry ==
In its typically biased and convoluted style, [[Wikipedia]] has a long-winded entry about the issue that obscures. Wikipedia's title misleading describes this as merely a controversy between [[Magnus Carlsen]] and Hans Niemann.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsen%E2%80%93Niemann_controversy</ref> Wikipedia makes no mention of [[gambling]] despite the unexplained presence of women who looked like [[casino]] showgirls to protest in support of the 19-year-old Niemann, and the immense improbable jackpot for gamblers when a weak player using the black pieces defeats the best-of-all-time Carlsen as Niemann did. Wikipedia quotes a few over-the-hill players unfamiliar with sophisticated, possibly gambling-funded cheating, who criticized Carlsen, without Wikipedia including that multiple top players today side with Carlsen about this and have criticized Niemann. Wikipedia fails to fully explain cheating by Niemann's coach in the past. Wikipedia quotes the [[liberal]] ''[[Slate]]'' as though it were an authority.
== See also==
== See also==
*[[Magnus-Niemann chess match]]
*[[Magnus-Niemann chess match]]
*[https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/chess-cheating-scandal-magnus-carlsen-hans-moke-niemann-anal-beads.html Slate article]
*[https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/chess-cheating-scandal-magnus-carlsen-hans-moke-niemann-anal-beads.html Slate article]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybuJ_nIXwGE Joe Rogan interview of Magnus Carlsen which begins on this topic]
== References ==
== References ==
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