![]() But now has hopped on Magnus and Nakamura’s accusations. I work so hard and I have sacrificed everything for chess. “They have the best cheat detection in the world,” he said. Niemann was also deeply critical of, who he said had uninvited him from the global chess championship and removed him from their website after the furore began. And that is why I have lived in a suitcase and played 260 games in one year, trained for 12 hours a day, because I have something to prove.” “I decided the only way to make up for my mistake was to prove that I could win over the board events,” he added. During that time I stepped away from a very lucrative streaming career, I stopped playing in all events and I lost a lot of close friendships and relationships. ![]() I know my actions have consequences and I suffered those consequences. “What I want people to know about this is that I am deeply, deeply sorry for my mistake. ![]() “To give context, I was 16 years old and living alone in New York City at the heart of the pandemic and I was willing to do anything to grow my stream,” he said. Niemann admitted he had illegally used computers again playing in “random and unrated games” when he began streaming during the pandemic. And other than when I was 12 years old I have never cheated in a tournament with prize money.” I have never cheated in an over-the-board game. I am telling the world because I don’t want misrepresentations and I don’t want rumours. And this is the single biggest mistake of my life. However he insisted that the improved standard of his play in the last year was down to wanting to redeem himself.Įxplaining what had happened when he was 12, Niemann said he had wanted to get a higher rating so he could play some stronger players. However he did admit that he had cheated in the past – first as a 12-year-old when a friend gave him some help in an online tournament and then as a 16-year-old playing unrated games while he was streaming. Speaking on Tuesday evening, Niemann denied any wrongdoing at the Sinquefield Cup. Shortly afterwards Nakamura made the stunning claim that Carlsen had pulled out because he suspected that Niemann had “probably cheated” – before revealing that Niemann had been previously banned by the world’s most popular chess website,. The Norwegian did not explain why he had taken such an unprecedented step, but announced his departure in a tweet with a video of José Mourinho saying: “If I speak I am in big trouble.” The chess world was plunged into confusion and turmoil on Monday when Carlsen withdrew from the tournament less than 24 hours after he was beaten by Niemann in the third round. I’m here to win and that is my goal regardless.” You want me to play in a closed box with zero electronic transmission, I don’t care. “If they want me to strip fully naked, I will do it,” said Niemann. And in a remarkable interview on Tuesday night, Niemann also accused Carlsen and others – including the world’s best blitz player, Hikaru Nakamura – of trying to ruin his career as he offered to go to extraordinary lengths to show he wasn’t using a device to help him cheat during his games. ![]()
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