Chess players accused of 'second screening' in online games
Teenage grandmaster Hans Niemann (pictured) was accused this week of cheating more than 100 times in online matches.
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Teenage grandmaster Hans Niemann (pictured) was accused this week of cheating more than 100 times in online matches.
A 72-page report from Chess.com found that chess prodigy Hans Mok Niemann, 19, cheated over 100 times. The report also found that Niemann confessed to his flagrant cheating.
When world number one Magnus Carlsen (pictured with actress Liv Tyler), 31, lost to 'abrasive' American teenager Hans Niemann earlier this month, it sparked a whirlwind of cheating theories.
Magnus Carlsen, 31, stunned spectators at the Julius Baer Generation Cup, held virtually on Monday, by withdrawing after a single move against 19-year-old Hans Niemann.