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Using stockfish, and recreating the game between Magnus and Hans, I should note stockfish rates Magnus at 87.9 and Hans at 92.3% accuracy. Considering top-level chess games can have both players playing at 99%, this makes it appear that Magnus had a mediocre game and Hans was just able to capitalize on Magnus' mistakes.

Now, you could always argue Hans only cheated partially, but again, Magnus' accuracy wasn't anything special, nor was Hans accuracy for that matter. It should be noted that Magnus even blundered at one point (in which Hans did not capitalize fully on) according to Stockfish.

Let me know if anyone would be interested in actually seeing a play-by-play of this. https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/pgn/4hNLFdy2er

This doesn't actually refute Magnus' claims that Hans doesn't cheat. Knowing you are playing against a cheater can have a mental effect on how you see their moves. Any move that seems "unusual" will make you question if they know something you do not. Perhaps the biggest aggravation is that Hans cheated not even 3 years ago (and not the first time ever), and is already allowed back in a major tournament. Regardless if Magnus is correct, I can understand the frustration with feeling like someone has disrespected your profession, and no one seems to really care about that aspect of it. There is some feeling of "Sure, Hans was only caught twice, but did he actually only cheat twice?" that plays a part in this all.