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*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 of 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>}}