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PiOverlord
10/05/22 2:09:45 PM
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https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-hans-niemann-report-cheating

I read the report as well in its entirety, very eye-opening report. OTB, they do find his rise to be curious, but they say the evidence is not conclusive enough to decide he cheated. They also said to take the "accuracy-based" reports with a grain of salt (such as the "he played "with 100%" precision x amount of times). Instead, they have a chess strength that is on a scale of 0-150 (of which a computer engine is at 150, and top humans are going to be at best, around 100 for a range of a few games).

This goes back to 2020 by the way. What makes this serious is that these games were not "casual" online games, which cheating is still frowned upon by chess.com, but many would probably say the chess world is still more lax on online cheating since some still consider it to not be "real chess." The issue with the games he cheated on were that they were actual money-tournament games. Not only this, but this directly contradicts his statement of only cheating twice.

We also see from this report, that, at least online, top-level cheating is prevalent. Chess.com reports only .14% of chess.com players cheat, but strangely enough, it appears 4% of FIDE top 100 have cheated, showing that this number only increases at this level by quite a bit (and dozens more GM's have been caught as well).

As noted, OTB has no conclusive evidence of cheating, but they do say his rise has been a statistical anomaly compared to his peers (I only throw this out there because some of you all were like "that's not true, no evidence it was actually an anomaly!!!)

Honestly, you all can still say he didn't cheat against Magnus and I don't think he did either, but Magnus was fully in the right to not want to face a known cheater. Additionally, Magnus calling out Hans has led to all these revelations in which it's obvious that chess needs to better fight against cheating.

I leave you with this video of Hans refusing to pay 5 bucks for a charity event because he thinks GM's shouldn't have to pay to get in tournaments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQYBZgsjnEI

EDIT: I realized I did not reiterate the points exactly as I should have. Back in 2020 and before, he cheated on chess.com (online chess) over 100 times. Per review of his OTB games (in real life games with an actual chessboard), chess.com did not find conclusive evidence he cheated. He has cheated for sure, though, over 100 times as stated.

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TaylorHeinicke
10/05/22 2:10:59 PM
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how is he not like, kicked out / stripped of his title or whatever yet

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Stalinrules
10/05/22 2:12:09 PM
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Magnus is a whiny bitch that needs to be smacked. Not anything to do with the topic, but it's true.

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gunplagirl
10/05/22 2:12:48 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
I read the report as well in its entirety, very eye-opening report.
Isn't it like 70 pages?

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refmon
10/05/22 2:13:09 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
has no conclusive evidence of cheating


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RlP
10/05/22 2:13:25 PM
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Why not do a rematch or best of 3 and then be done with all this drama

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Jerry_Hellyeah
10/05/22 2:15:09 PM
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Stalinrules posted...
Magnus is a whiny bitch that needs to be smacked. Not anything to do with the topic, but it's true.

He is a whiny bitch, but if he's got me on his side, you can guarantee the other dude is King Douche.

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PiOverlord
10/05/22 2:22:22 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
Isn't it like 70 pages?
It's mostly exhibits and the appendix. It's not that long of a report tbh. I think the main chunk is around 20 pages.

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Umbreon
10/05/22 2:23:46 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
Not only this, but this directly contradicts his statement of only cheating twice.

Shouldn't cheating once result in permanent disqualification?

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Ricemills
10/05/22 2:26:07 PM
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title said he cheated, OP said there's no conclusive evidence that he cheated.

what?

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gunplagirl
10/05/22 2:30:20 PM
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PiOverlord posted...
It's most exhibits and the appendix. It's not that long of a report tbh. I think the main chunk is around 20 pages.
Maybe I'll glance it over later then.

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PiOverlord
10/05/22 2:31:28 PM
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Umbreon posted...
Shouldn't cheating once result in permanent disqualification?
Well, it takes time to actually decide if someone is cheating, as per the report. Cheating in chess is not just an all-or-nothing thing where you can tell someone cheated if they had 100% accuracy in a complex game, with moves that replicate stockfish. Top players typically will use engines to assist them, using them at key moments. Just getting help on one move from an engine could drastically increase your chances of winning.

That's where the chess.com strength rating is used. If a player has an unusual strength rating in a span of games versus their normal strength rating, this will tip the staff that cheating may be happening. Even then, they have analysts go move-by-move to determine if the moves were unusual for a human to make, along with other things before officially deciding if a person cheated.

Now, chess.com also functions as a business, and doesn't want to permanently eliminate their money-makers, so they typically will be very kind with the cheater, telling them that they can rejoin, along with having their titles and diamond membership still active on chess.com as long as they admit to cheating, agree to not do it again, and they are also banned from competing in chess.com tourneys for a year. Chess.com will never make the cheating public, and only did so in this case because Hans claimed he only did it twice, which was completely wrong.

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PiOverlord
10/05/22 2:34:04 PM
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@refmon
@Ricemills

I realized my OP was a little confusing based upon re-reading it. Please read the edit.

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viewmaster_pi
10/05/22 3:03:48 PM
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i'm gonna show this dude these hans...

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Jerry_Hellyeah
10/05/22 3:20:56 PM
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The proof is in him being unable to explain his thought process for these incredibly advanced moves he made.

It's like popping in an answer on an advanced calculus test without showing any work. It just doesn't work like that. It's not baseball or music where you just follow your gut. That doesn't get you anywhere near this level of play.

Dude cheated. How? I couldn't care less.

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Eramir
10/05/22 3:43:18 PM
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Messed up, if I am a professional chess player I resign if Im match in a tourney with him and join Magnuson in protest.

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PiOverlord
10/05/22 9:28:51 PM
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bump for charity dodger Grandmaster Hans.

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whitelytning
10/05/22 9:33:40 PM
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Stalinrules posted...
Magnus is a whiny bitch that needs to be smacked. Not anything to do with the topic, but it's true.

Not at all.

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silverpine
10/05/22 11:11:23 PM
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if i were a chess GM once i started cheating i don't think i could stop.
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voldothegr8
10/05/22 11:16:20 PM
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If it's online people will find ways to cheat. Rampant cheating has all but ruined online poker.

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PiOverlord
10/06/22 12:55:07 AM
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It's time to stop saying "Magnus handled this poorly" and start thinking "why did it take the world chess champion to call out cheating for us to find out the rampant level of cheating performed by the top players"

If Magnus didn't do what he did, this doesn't blow up like it did.

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Ajiri
10/06/22 7:23:44 AM
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I wonder if all the former players can gather together and sue Hans for ruining their reputation because there's a lot of money and respect involved in chess

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Rathinor
10/06/22 7:26:41 AM
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Are remote controlled anal beads one of the exhibits?
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MrMallard
10/06/22 7:27:27 AM
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Still didn't use anal beads, afaik

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MrMallard
10/06/22 7:29:39 AM
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PiOverlord posted...
It's time to stop saying "Magnus handled this poorly"
Even if/when Hans is called out as a cheat, I'll be saying Magnus handled this like a bitch. Dude couldn't come out and say it, so he just poked and prodded and inferred to build more furore around this horseshit.

If Carlsen doesn't come out of this looking like a bitch, right or wrong, the chess community can go and fuck itself.

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Jerry_Hellyeah
10/06/22 8:29:01 AM
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MrMallard posted...
Even if/when Hans is called out as a cheat, I'll be saying Magnus handled this like a bitch. Dude couldn't come out and say it, so he just poked and prodded and inferred to build more furore around this horseshit.

If Carlsen doesn't come out of this looking like a bitch, right or wrong, the chess community can go and fuck itself.

Yeah, I doubt you know what the little horsie piece does, so I think the chess community will get by without you.

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Kakapo
10/06/22 8:29:32 AM
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Stalinrules posted...
Magnus is a whiny bitch that needs to be smacked. Not anything to do with the topic, but it's true.
Yup

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viewmaster_pi
10/06/22 8:45:18 AM
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it's crazy how suddenly so many people care about magnus carlsson and chess

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Kloe_Rinz
10/06/22 8:48:18 AM
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Ricemills posted...
title said he cheated, OP said there's no conclusive evidence that he cheated.

what?
Is this like that Minecraft cheater who constantly got like 1 in a billion rolls and people said that wasnt cheating? Because he just got a 1 in a billion win like 20 times in a row and thats totally possible?
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ForTheGlory
10/06/22 8:52:37 AM
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Poker is better than chess.

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Smackems
10/06/22 8:53:33 AM
#31:


MrMallard posted...
Still didn't use anal beads, afaik
You would know if anal beads were used

trust me

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SgtBash
10/06/22 8:53:55 AM
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Can someone please explain to me, how does someone cheat at chess?

Like, I'm not asking how to cheat as I don't play chess but I'm just curious how the stuff that's alleged can help you to win.

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ForTheGlory
10/06/22 8:58:05 AM
#33:


SgtBash posted...
Can someone please explain to me, how does someone cheat at chess?

You allow a computer to make moves for you without needing to think about anything.


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Kloe_Rinz
10/06/22 8:58:12 AM
#34:


SgtBash posted...
Can someone please explain to me, how does someone cheat at chess?

Like, I'm not asking how to cheat as I don't play chess but I'm just curious how the stuff that's alleged can help you to win.
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ForTheGlory
10/06/22 8:59:01 AM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
AI plays better than humans [in chess]

This is why poker is the king of games.


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Hornezz
10/06/22 8:59:54 AM
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SgtBash posted...
Can someone please explain to me, how does someone cheat at chess?

Like, I'm not asking how to cheat as I don't play chess but I'm just curious how the stuff that's alleged can help you to win.
Simultaneously play another game against a bot, where you input the moves your opponent makes. Then in the actual game you copy the moves the bot made.

Easy to do in online games, but in real life you'd need a second person watching the game and somehow communicating the moves back.

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Jerry_Hellyeah
10/06/22 9:02:23 AM
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I'm definitely no grandmaster, but in 25 years of playing chess, I've never made a move that I have no explanation for. The game just doesnt work that way.

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ForTheGlory
10/06/22 9:05:36 AM
#38:


Jerry_Hellyeah posted...
I'm definitely no grandmaster, but in 25 years of playing chess, I've never made a move that I have no explanation for. The game just doesnt work that way.

The point is that a computer can see things 100 moves into the future, so a move that you might not think is significant could be critical towards winning later in the game.

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Kakapo
10/06/22 9:07:44 AM
#39:


viewmaster_pi posted...
it's crazy how suddenly so many people care about magnus carlsson and chess
Theyre just after Niemanns lucky charms!

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DD_Divine
10/06/22 9:12:39 AM
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First cheating in professional fishing now chess! How much betrayal can I take

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10/06/22 9:13:56 AM
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Tag

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Jerry_Hellyeah
10/06/22 9:23:50 AM
#42:


ForTheGlory posted...
The point is that a computer can see things 100 moves into the future, so a move that you might not think is significant could be critical towards winning later in the game.

Exactly my point. After elementary school level, you dont just move pieces around based on instincts or something. Chess is exponentially more complex than most people would know.

Theres thought behind every move, and if there isn't, YOURE NOT BEATING GRANDMASTERS. YOURE NOT. It does not work that way.

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DKBananaSlamma
10/06/22 9:30:53 AM
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Is this the guy with the anal beads that vibrated to tell him where to put the pieces?

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MaxEffingBemis
10/06/22 9:37:28 AM
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Curious that the chess website magnus is affiliated with has accused Hans of cheating 100 times with no proof whatsoever

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ForTheGlory
10/06/22 9:39:52 AM
#45:


Jerry_Hellyeah posted...
Theres thought behind every move, and if there isn't, YOURE NOT BEATING GRANDMASTERS. YOURE NOT. It does not work that way.

You will if you kick back and let the computer do the work for you.

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Ricemills
10/06/22 9:40:24 AM
#46:


DKBananaSlamma posted...
Is this the guy with the anal beads that vibrated to tell him where to put the pieces?

yes but no.
he is the guy, but the anal bead thing is not real.
basically when confronted about the cheating, he said he will play naked if necessary. and then people making a meme that the cheat device is an anal bead so it won't be seen when he's naked.

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toreysback
10/06/22 9:50:56 AM
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originally i thought that hans had been bullied by magnus.

but i am coming to the view that hans's online cheating is disqualifying. these days, online cheating can get you the rating boost that allows you to compete in the prestigious or (comparatively) lucrative over the board events. confirmed cheating in online events (including some for money) is not something to simply ignore.

so hans, when confronted, simply tried to lie his way out. so i too have come over to the side of whiny bitch magnus

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DKBananaSlamma
10/06/22 10:04:13 AM
#48:


Ricemills posted...
yes but no.
he is the guy, but the anal bead thing is not real.
basically when confronted about the cheating, he said he will play naked if necessary. and then people making a meme that the cheat device is an anal bead so it won't be seen when he's naked.
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Jerry_Hellyeah
10/06/22 1:28:39 PM
#49:


ForTheGlory posted...
You will if you kick back and let the computer do the work for you.

*throw it back, in this case

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PiOverlord
10/06/22 5:57:59 PM
#50:


MaxEffingBemis posted...
Curious that the chess website magnus is affiliated with has accused Hans of cheating 100 times with no proof whatsoever
Um, how about you read the report. There is plenty of evidence of them confronting him about this long before PlayMagnus and chess ever reached a deal.

MrMallard posted...
Even if/when Hans is called out as a cheat, I'll be saying Magnus handled this like a bitch. Dude couldn't come out and say it, so he just poked and prodded and inferred to build more furore around this horseshit.

If Carlsen doesn't come out of this looking like a bitch, right or wrong, the chess community can go and fuck itself.
Keep defending charity dodger, 100-time prize-money cheater and getting mad at the guy who exposed the entire community as the cheaters they are and just wants to see his game cleaned of their filth. I'm sure you're a real one.

viewmaster_pi posted...
it's crazy how suddenly so many people care about magnus carlsson and chess
I've cared about chess for many years, even before the Queen's Gambit and Covid skyrocketed chess in popularity. Hans is a dirty cheater, and I hate cheaters.

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