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Hans Niemann: I am just playing chess

Hans Niemann had a good start at the US Chess Championship, but after scoring 2/3 points, he suffered three losses in four days. After yesterday’s draw against Levon Aronian, Hans today drew his game against Wesley So and now scores 3.5/9 points.

Joining the US Championship studio for the post-game interview, Niemann said that he’s just playing chess. Hans analyzed his game against Wesley and explained he realized it’s very important to adjust the mindset: “It is very important to adjust your mindset because I think your perception of the position has quite a significant impact on how you play. For example, I think that if you had the ability to tell yourself that you are playing different colour, I think if you could do that as a chess player, that would be like plus 50 rating points“.

Chess is more psychological than people realize” concluded Hans. See the complete interview below

Read more: Hans Niemann’s father for Daily Mail: Hans is a good kid. His chess speaks for itself


The timetable of events related to the Carlsen – Niemann case:


Date News
5-Sep BREAKING: Magnus Carlsen withdraws from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
5-Sep Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
5-Sep Hans Niemann was thoroughly checked before the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup (VIDEO)
5-Sep Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers react to Carlsen’s withdrawal from the tournament
5-Sep Hans Niemann R4 post-game interview: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left
6-Sep Sinquefield Cup 2022 improves anti-cheating measures after Carlsen’s withdrawal
6-Sep Fabiano Caruana: Can’t wait to hear more about the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect
6-Sep Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
6-Sep Niemann’s emotional confession R5 post-game interview: I cheated in random games on chess.com and this was the biggest mistake in my life
7-Sep Reactions to Hans Niemann’s interview
7-Sep Hans Niemann: I’d like to see what Nakamura has to say now
8-Sep Hans Niemann R6 post-game interview: The silence of my critics speaks for itself
8-Sep Elon Musk comments on accusations towards Hans Niemann
8-Sep Garry Kasparov about Carlsen’s withdrawal: It’s an act with no precedent in the past 50 years
9-Sep Chess.com explains its decision to remove Hans Niemann from the platform in the official statement
9-Sep Daniel Rensch about chess.com’s statement: This tweet speaks for itself
9-Sep Hikaru Nakamura reacts to Hans Niemann’s interview
9-Sep Susan Polgar about Niemann – Carlsen case: The professional reputation of many parties is at stake
9-Sep Garry Kasparov: Unless the chess world is to be dragged down into endless pathetic rumors, clear statements must be made
9-Sep Niemann keeps analyzing his game with MVL while getting checked with the anti-cheating device (VIDEO)
9-Sep Hans Niemann R7 post-game interview: It is absolutely ridiculous to play chess under these conditions
10-Sep Hikaru Nakamura and Daniel Naroditsky speak about cheating in chess
10-Sep Hans Niemann’s fans gather in front of the Saint Louis Chess Club
10-Sep Sinquefield Cup Chief Arbiter’s statement: We have no indication that any player has been playing unfairly in the Sinquefield Cup 2022
11-Sep New allegations within Niemann – Carlsen case: Hans Niemann performs much better with live DGT boards
11-Sep Nigel Davies, “If Carlsen does not speak soon, the FIDE Ethics Commission should act”
11-Sep Alexander Grischuk about Niemann – Carlsen case: Magnus freaked out for a reason
11-Sep Richard Rapport suggests a polygraph test to manage cheating in chess and protect players who are falsely accused
11-Sep Alexei Shirov: Hans Niemann’s last GM norm looks suspicious
12-Sep Hans Niemann after the end of the Sinquefield Cup 2022: It was a lot to handle and I wasn’t able to manage my nerves
13-Sep S.L. Narayanan: I believe FIDE has to take more stringent measures for both online as well as OTB
13-Sep Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen to meet at the Julius Baer Generation Cup
14-Sep Hans Niemann to be back at the Saint Louis Chess Club for the 2022 Fall Chess Classic
15-Sep Fabiano Caruana on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I do not think Niemann cheated in this tournament
16-Sep Leonard Barden for Guardian on Niemann – Carlsen case: It is time for FIDE to step in
16-Sep Stephen Colbert jokes about the latest accusations against Hans Niemann in his late night talk show
18-Sep Alejandro Ramirez shares his insights on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I don’t think Hans cheated
19-Sep Magnus Carlsen resignes against Hans Niemann in the second move
19-Sep Susan Polgar on Carlsen’s resignation against Niemann: Definitely a protest move!
19-Sep Hammer says Carlsen should be sanctioned in live Norwegian TV program
19-Sep Fair-Play specialist Kenneth Regan: Niemann played well, but not too well
19-Sep Levon Aronian: I believe Niemann hasn’t been the cleanest person when it comes to online chess
19-Sep Magnus Carlsen applauds Pragg for the fantastic game
19-Sep Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s resignation
19-Sep Niemann’s and Carlsen’s facial expressions during their 2-move game
20-Sep Carlsen will not give any interviews during the tournament
20-Sep Anish Giri: we know about online cheating by multiple other chess players
20-Sep Nakamura on Carlsen – Nieman Julius Baer game
20-Sep Martin B. Justesen: Carlsen is handling the Chess.com merger like Elon Musk did with the purchase of Twitter
20-Sep Carlsen’s resignation is the top story in Norwegian newspapers
20-Sep Why was Hans Niemann invited to the Julius Baer Generation Cup?
20-Sep Naroditsky: I am pretty confident that Magnus believes Niemann has cheated over the board before Saint Louis
20-Sep The Carlsen – Niemann conflict is more recent than everyone thinks?
20-Sep What if Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann meet in the Julius Baer Generation Cup Knockout phase?
21-Sep Levon Aronian on 21-move loss to Niemann: Hans played very strange moves
21-Sep FIDE closely follows Carlsen – Niemann case, a statement to come
21-Sep Emil Sutovsky: FIDE is concerned about recent developments of Carlsen – Niemann case
21-Sep BREAKING! Magnus Carlsen: cheaters should not be taken lightly either online or OTB
21-Sep Niemann’s mentor whom Carlsen mentions in the interview was banned from chess.com for cheating?!
22-Sep Susan Polgar: Sadly, the performances of other young talents are overshadowed
22-Sep Anish Giri about the recent chess drama: It’s moving in circles a little bit
22-Sep Fabiano Caruana: I would take Regan’s analysis with a large grain of salt
22-Sep Magnus Carlsen: Some people were more supportive privately than publicly
23-Sep Ian Nepomniachtchi: I was unhappy to hear Hans Niemann will replace Rapport in Sinquefield Cup
23-Sep FIDE publishes the official statement on the Carlsen – Niemann case
24-Sep Top grandmasters take Carlsen’s side in the Carlsen – Niemann case?!
24-Sep Hans Niemann is innocent until proven guilty
25-Sep Susan Polgar: DON’T CHEAT! It is simply NOT worth it!
25-Sep Magnus Carlsen announces his statement(s) for the coming days: I want cheating in chess to be dealt with seriously
26-Sep Kenneth Regan for Al Jazeera: I was in daily communication with the Sinquefield Cup organizers
26-Sep BREAKING! Magnus Carlsen publishes the official statement: I believe that Niemann has cheated more
26-Sep Chris Bird – Chief Arbiter of the Sinquefield Cup 2022 reacts to Carlsen’s statement
26-Sep Nakamura on Carlsen’s statement: It seems to me that Carlsen thinks Hans was cheating in the game they played at the Sinquefield Cup
26-Sep Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s official statement
26-Sep Is Carlsen’s statement the end, the beginning of the end, or only the end of the beginning? 
26-Sep Fabiano Caruana and Maurice Ashley comment on Carlsen’s statement (C-Squared podcast)
26-Sep GM Nigel Davies on Carlsen’s statement: This is a very clear accusation of cheating, but without actual evidence
27-Sep Susan Polgar suggests a lifetime ban for second cheating offense
27-Sep Ramesh RB: FIDE should have devised a good practical solution to the cheating problem years ago
27-Sep Anish Giri reveals moves of the “Beach Game” between Niemann and Carlsen
27-Sep GM Raymond Keene: Niemann could now raise stakes by consulting M’Learned Friends
27-Sep Sergey Karjakin on Carlsen’s statement: Niemann’s guilt has not been proven, but there is no smoke without fire
27-Sep The Carlsen – Niemann controversy is top news in mass media
28-Sep GM Daniel King: “It seems to have been forgotten that a 19-year-old has been thrown to the lions”
28-Sep Hikaru Nakamura comments on Yosha Iglesias’s “the most incriminating evidence against Hans Niemann”
28-Sep Motherboard reviews e-mails in which Maxim Dlugy confesses cheating on chess.com
29-Sep Eugene Perelshteyn defends and criticizes Carlsen on the Hans Niemann cheating accusations
29-Sep Garry Kasparov: Carlsen’s behavior was unacceptable
30-Sep FIDE’s Fair-Play Commission forms the investigatory panel for the Carlsen – Niemann controversy
1-Oct Ian Nepomniachtchi explains what could be considered evidence of cheating in chess
2-Oct Hikaru Nakamura on the recent Carlsen – Niemann case developments: I don’t see a happy ending to this
4-Oct The Wall Street Journal publishes chess.com’s findings on the Carlsen – Niemann case
4-Oct Hikaru Nakamura on chess.com’s findings about Hans Niemann: This is the big drama
4-Oct Reactions to chess.com’s findings about Hans Niemann
4-Oct Chess.com publishes 72-page report on Carlsen – Niemann case
5-Oct GM Noel Studer: It’s insane that chess.com knew Hans likely cheated over 100 times and would have let him play in CGC
5-Oct “The report speaks for itself” #TweetOftheDay
5-Oct Emil Sutovsky: Magnus didn’t follow FIDE’s procedures and may face some consequences
5-Oct Hans Niemann goes through strict anti-cheating control at the US Chess Championship
5-Oct Hans Niemann leaves the US Chess Championship studio after saying that chess speaks for itself (VIDEO)
6-Oct Tony Rich: We have to assume Hans Niemann is innocent until he is proven guilty
6-Oct Susan Polgar: I cut my friendships with some fellow GMs because they were caught red handed cheating
6-Oct What would have happened if Niemann had not defeated Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup?
7-Oct Hikaru Nakamura: Hans Niemann is trying to play the victim
7-Oct Wesley So: Hans Niemann disrespected everybody in the chess world
8-Oct Fabiano Caruana: The 2022 Disrespect Championship is just warming up
8-Oct GM Alejandro Ramirez: It seems very likely that Hans Niemann has cheated over-the-board
9-Oct Fabiano Caruana after defeating Hans Niemann: I am exhausted, it was a very difficult game
9-Oct Hans Niemann: I was making an order and the guy said to me “This order speaks for itself”