Who thinks Hans Niemann is cheating in the Sinquefield cup 2022?

@odoaker2015 said in #27:
> Really? At the very least, Magnus was implying through his tweet that something wasn't quite right about the game between the two. That's how he started the whole thing.

I don't deny that Magnus' tweet had a lot of consequences. But my comment was directed at someone who wrote that Magnus needs to shut up. Which Magnus - since this one single tweet which btw contained no name and no allegation whatsoever - so far has done.

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@Aighearach said in #30:
> Jacob Aagaard, one of the top trainers and chess authors in the world, already refuted this argument. He's spent a lot of time training with Hans, and he says the analysis looked totally normal for Hans.
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> Why do you need the pejorative, where you accuse anybody who disagrees with you of not being sensible? It is irrational, just like the accusations.

Tell me where's the pejorative and where I accused someone of not beeing sensible, please. I think there are some problems of text understanding here.

@BlotterFan said in #7:
> I think hes cheating. At 10:35 in the post game interview he reaches behind his ear and you can hear a clicking noise.
Actually this clicking noice was coming from the lovesense he wears. When its his turn to play,he points 3 different moves while on camera. Then the other guy that works with him spends $10 in a hidden chaturbate account only to vibrate Hans lovesense at the right move

Years ago, a black unrated player showed up at the World Open as 'John von Neumann' the same name as the famous mathematician and game theory expert. The guy was wearing headphones and had a bulge in his pocket, but in those days nobody suspected cheating. He scored an incredible 4.5/9 as an unrated and was disqualified as he couldn't answer any basic chess questions.
Is it only me that thinks Niemann is suspiciously close to Neumann? Is he a modern day version of the hoax?

I also have a tendency to talk bullshit during the post-mortem analysis, but it never led to my opponent withdrawing from a tournament. :'(

I tend to agree with the contributor who criticised Carlsen's withdrawal. As with bridge, shouldn't the correct route be to communicate suspicions to the tournament director or other relevant officials? That's what they're there for.

@lizani said in #35:
> Years ago, a black unrated player showed up at the World Open as 'John von Neumann' the same name as the famous mathematician and game theory expert. The guy was wearing headphones and had a bulge in his pocket, but in those days nobody suspected cheating. He scored an incredible 4.5/9 as an unrated and was disqualified as he couldn't answer any basic chess questions.
> Is it only me that thinks Niemann is suspiciously close to Neumann? Is he a modern day version of the hoax?

There are videos of Saint Louis Chess Club performing security inspections of every player. It is quite possible you are the only person who believes such a thing.

I think he cheated, mostly because

1. He cheated in the past

2. His game analysis immediately after the game looked suspicious

3. I don't think Carlsen would take such a serious decision if he didn't have good reasons to believe he was right.

@esmiro said in #40:
> I think he cheated, mostly because
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> 1. He cheated in the past
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> 2. His game analysis immediately after the game looked suspicious
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> 3. I don't think Carlsen would take such a serious decision if he didn't have good reasons to believe he was right.

We don't actually know why Carlsen withdrew, although we know it's not health-related.

It may be worth watching or reading Niemann's latest post-game interview regarding previous game analyses.