Hans Niemann, who is suspected of cheating in chess, is suspected of cheating more than 100 times in the past match
An investigation into the background of chess grandmaster Hans Neimann, who has been embroiled in allegations of fraud, has revealed that there may have been 'suspicious conduct' far beyond what Neemann has previously publicly admitted to, the world's largest. pointed out by Chess.com, an online chess site for
Hans Niemann Report - Chess.com
Chess Investigation Finds That US Grandmaster 'Likely Cheated' More Than 100 Times - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chess-cheating-hans-niemann-report-magnus-carlsen-11664911524
Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen has suspected Niemann of cheating, who stopped his winning streak, in the 'Julius Baer Generation Cup' match held on September 19, 2022. Mr. Carlsen, who played Mr. Niemann, conceded without pointing to his second move. Mr. Carlsen later admitted it was an act of protest, saying, 'I believe Mr. Niemann has committed more recent misconduct than he has publicly admitted.' .
Mr. Niemann, who is 19 years old at the time of writing the article, countered, 'I cheated in online matches when I was 12 and 16 years old, but I haven't done it since.' I insisted that I play naked for proof. In addition, in the match where Mr. Niemann defeated Mr. Carlsen, an official statement was announced by the tournament management that ``there was no cheating.''
However, according to a 72-page report compiled by Chess.com and scrutinized by The Wall Street Journal, Niemann could point out the possibility of cheating in the past in more than 100 games. Chess.com has released the following table, showing the number of games (# Games in Event/Match) in which Mr. Niemann participated that were considered cheating (# of Games) for each event (Event/Match). I revealed how many Likely Cheated In) there are. For example, in the game ' Titled Tuesday 3 | 2 Blitz ' held on July 7, 2015, it is believed that there was fraud in all nine games in which Mr. Niemann participated.
Chess.com compares moves recommended by a chess engine that outperforms human players, studies a player's past performance, and monitors actions such as opening other browsers while playing. It is clear that this result was launched using various fraud detection tools, such as.
Also, as a result of examining Mr. Neiman's winning rate based on the above tool, it is known that Mr. Neiman had the fastest score increase speed on Chess.com compared to other famous players. In the graph below, the vertical axis represents the degree of growth and the horizontal axis represents the player, and you can see that Mr. Niemann indicated by the red bar shows the strongest growth.
Chess.com temporarily expelled Mr. Niemann in 2020, but later lifted the restrictions. However, due to allegations at the Sinkfield Cup, Chess.com has revealed that it has again banned Mr. Niemann from the platform on September 9, 2022. Chess.com has historically handled banishments privately and never made public the details of them, but Niemann said the issue was a 'deviation from that practice' and that the results were 'shared.' I have no choice but to do it,' he said.
— Chess.com (@chesscom) September 8, 2022
Daniel Rensch, Chief Officer of Chess.com, said, 'Mr. Niemann's suspicious movement overlaps with the time when another screen is open on the PC, and it seems as if he is consulting the best move for the chess engine. We stand ready to present strong statistical evidence in support of cheating in the game and clear evidence that we perform much better when moving between screens.'
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