Grandmaster denies using sex toy to cheat in chess
Niemann admitted that he had cheated twice in online matches aged 12 and 16.
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Niemann admitted that he had cheated twice in online matches aged 12 and 16.
Vladimir Kramnik recently caused a stir with an online game against Hans Niemann, in which he wanted to let himself be mated quickly in protest of Niemann’s alleged cheating in the previous game. Kramnik, however, is not so much concerned with Niemann himself, but with the cheating problem in online chess in general. He estimates that the problem is much bigger than people think and presented his arguments in a long video interview. | Photo: Amruta Mokal
American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has been reinstated by Chess.com following the conclusion of a legal dispute between Niemann, Magnus Carlsen and the online platform, among others.
It was the most serious cheating scandal since 2006 World Chess Championship ("Toiletgate").
Sabrina Chevannes, 36, said she was raped at a chess tournament while blackout drunk when she was a teenager. She also said she had witnessed sexual harassment, assault and racism.