The 72-page report states that Niemann privately confessed to the allegations in a phone call.
Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann during their match at the Sinquefield Cup. Photo courtesy of Grand Chess Tour, likely cheated in over 100 online games, as recently as 2020.When world champion Magnus Carlsen suggested Niemann was a cheater after losing to him at last month's Sinquefield Cup, Niemann admitted he'd cheated — but only twice online as a kid.The 72-page report states that Niemann privately confessed to the allegations in a phone call, and that he was banned from Chess.
Identifying cheating during in-person chess is far more difficult, and while Chess.com stopped short of claiming Niemann had done so, the report flags "unusual patterns" and calls for a further investigation.
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