As the game between the two young Americans, in the twelfth round of the tournament, drew to a close, Sevian suddenly reached out and grabbed Niemann’s king. Niemann immediately struck out with his hand and gestured to the compatriot, who fiddled with the king for a couple of seconds and took off a piece of the piece, before putting it back in another place on the board. It all happened while it was Niemann’s turn. Chess.com writes that the clocks were stopped after a brief discussion, and that the situation was cleared up before play resumed. – Sam “decapitating” Hans’s king and then throwing it back on the board on a random route is undoubtedly the most bizarre thing I’ve seen in a high-level tournament, writes international champion and chess commentator, Lawrence Trent, on Twitter. – The disrespect just reached a peak. Sam “decapitated” the king of Hans, writes Fabiano Caruana – who leads the American championship before the 13th and final round on Wednesday – on Twitter. – The broken king speaks for itself, writes the Dutch top player Anish Giri on Twitter. KING TROUBLE: Hans Niemann’s king did not remain whole during the game against Samuel Sevian. Photo: TIM VIZER / AFP Niemann: A misunderstanding In the interview after the match, Hans Niemann himself calls it a misunderstanding. – The top of the king had fallen, so he just took it (the king). I was a bit annoyed because it was my move, says Niemann according to, among others, the Indian Express. Niemann goes on to say that Sevian wanted to fix the piece with glue. news’s chess commentator, Torstein Bae, is among those who have noticed the incident, which Chess24.com has posted on Twitter. – It was a bit funny. He sits and thinks and then suddenly he grabs Niemann’s king instead. It is basically the one piece you should never come across, because you are not allowed to knock out the king either. In any case, fiddling with your opponent’s pieces is something you don’t do, he says. – In addition, it breaks, which is very special. It was a fun and comical episode. And then it was by chance – or not – against Niemann, says Bae. Bae: – Difficult to play against Niemann There has been a storm around Niemann after Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup at the beginning of September after a loss against the American. The two met again in the Julius Baer Generation Cup a couple of weeks later, where Carlsen lost on purpose. Niemann admitted after the game against Carlsen in the Sinquefield Cup that he had cheated earlier when he was 12 and 16 years old. After the Julius Baer Generation Cup, Carlsen took to Twitter, where he wrote that he believes Niemann has “cheated more and more recently than he has publicly admitted”. Chess.com recently came out with a report where they believe Niemann has cheated in over 100 games. EXPERT: Torstein Bae says he has never seen anything like it. Photo: Erik Johansen / NTB – There is certainly a lot going on in the chess world, with a lot of strange things happening. It will be exciting to see what we can look forward to when the Fischer WC starts on Tuesday and what bizarre episodes we will enjoy there, says Bae, who among other things refers to Rauf Mamedov withdrawing after one move against Magnus Carlsen last week . – A good part of this is connected. It is hard to believe that it was completely coincidental that it was against Niemann. It is probably that Sevian is a little out of balance. It is demanding for those who play against Niemann, who is in a huge media storm. They know that everything they do is watched with suspicious eyes, says Bae.
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