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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. | + | 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>}} |
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| | + | 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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| − | 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>
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| | == Reaction by FIDE == | | == Reaction by FIDE == |
| | The governing body of chess, FIDE, issued a weak, middle-of-the-road style of statement reminding everyone that the Sinquefield Cup was not an FIDE event, and that FIDE does oppose cheating in chess.<ref>https://www.fide.com/news/1999</ref> The FIDE failed to support [[Magnus Carlsen]] as much as it should have, as Carlsen takes a strong stance against cheating in chess. | | The governing body of chess, FIDE, issued a weak, middle-of-the-road style of statement reminding everyone that the Sinquefield Cup was not an FIDE event, and that FIDE does oppose cheating in chess.<ref>https://www.fide.com/news/1999</ref> The FIDE failed to support [[Magnus Carlsen]] as much as it should have, as Carlsen takes a strong stance against cheating in chess. |