– I hope that Chess.com or Magnus will make a statement. There has to be a statement, said Hikaru Nakamura on Twitch when he spoke this week about the cheating claims that are ravaging the chess community. It has now been four days since Magnus Carlsen abruptly withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after the shock loss against Hans Niemann. THE MAIN CHARACTER: Hans Niemann has been on everyone’s lips after the chaos in the Sinquefield Cup. Photo: news The Norwegian announced that he was giving up by posting a cryptic Twitter message in which he pointed to a YouTube clip of José Mourinho saying: “If I talk, I’ll be in huge trouble”. Kasparov: – Ugly hints Several people have interpreted this as Carlsen owes Niemann for cheating. The American has flatly denied having used illegal means against Carlsen, but has admitted to having cheated on the website Chess.com when he was 12 and 16 years old. Now many in the community are demanding that Carlsen explain himself. – I will not go into the ugly hints, but I note what we know right now. World champion Magnus Carlsen withdrew from one of the biggest tournaments in the world in St. Louis, something that has not happened in the last 50 years. An explanation is required, wrote chess legend Garry Kasparov on Twitter. CHESS LEGEND: Garry Kasparov wants to get Magnus Carlsen on the field after the chaos surrounding Hans Niemann. Photo: CARLOS COSTA / AFP Bae asks for evidence Chess expert Torstein Bae points out that the trend has reversed in recent days. He believes that the pressure is on Carlsen. – At the start, people had a lot of faith that Magnus knew what he was doing when he suggested something like that. Now things have calmed down, and I feel that things have shifted to people thinking “Yes, well. Where is this evidence?”. Especially because many people have looked at the game and found no suspicious features, including computer experts and players in the world’s elite, says Bae. EXPERT: Torstein Bae. Photo: Jørund Wessel Carlsen / news – What do you think, should Carlsen be on the track? – It is of course clearly desirable. If one has said A, one must say B. When he posts this message that everyone interprets in the same way – which Carlsen also understands will be interpreted that way – then people scream for information, Bae replies. The news expert is unsure whether the chess world will ever get an explanation from Carlsen. – It is as many point out – what is he going to say, actually? Either he must deny that it is cheating or he must say emphatically that it was cheating. It is clear that there is a risk if he does not have any tangible evidence. He exposes himself to a certain risk of lawsuits. news has tried to get a comment from Magnus Carlsen via manager Henrik Carlsen on this matter, but has not been successful. Niemann kicked out of Chess.com Hikaru Nakamura is known to have not received a statement from Carlsen – as he wished. But after his Twitch broadcast went live, the American has finally received a response from Chess.com. The chess website wrote on Friday in a press release that they have shut out Hans Niemann. The head of the website, Daniel Rensch, believes that the 19-year-old has cheated more on the website than he has previously expressed. – We have shared detailed evidence with him, including information that contradicts his statements about the amount and seriousness of his cheating, says Rensch. Nettstaden still keeps the door open for chess talent. – We want nothing more than to see the best chess players in the world close in the biggest grand events. We will always act to protect the integrity of the game we all love. For the time being, Niemann has not responded to the latest debts from Chess.com.
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