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The Wall Street Journal today published an exclusive article with the results of chess.com’s investigation on the Carlsen – Niemann case. Chess.com’s 72-page report discloses that Hans Niemann likely cheated in more than 100 online games, sharing the list of tournaments and number of games in which Niemann likely received illegal assistance.

The Wall Street Journal exclusively published today the results of chess.com’s investigation on the Carlsen – Niemann case. After 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, the World Chess Champion decided to withdraw from the event.

The 2022 U.S. Chess Championship and the US Women’s Chess Championship 2022 open today in Saint Louis! The events will be concurrently held from 5-20 October in Saint Louis Chess Club, and the first round starts Wednesday, October 5 at 12:50 P.M. CDT.

After 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, the World Chess Champion decided to withdraw from the event.

The Chess Master and Data Scientist Nate Solon begins his analysis on the Carlsen-Nieman case with, “In the effort to determine if Hans Niemann is guilty of cheating, the chess world has moved on to the only thing less reputable than beads: statistics.” With this beautiful punch line, Solon has dived into a detailed, yet balanced, statistical analysis of Hans Niemann games, based on average centipawn loss. “I analyzed every move from every game with Stockfish 15 at depth 18.

The 37th European Chess Club Cup kicked off today in Mayrhofen, Austria, and takes place simultaneously with the 26th European Women’s Chess Club Cup from 2nd – 10th October at the Europahaus Mayrhofen – Congress Zillertal.

The 26th European Women’s Chess Club Cup kicked off today in Mayrhofen, Austria, and takes place simultaneously with the 37th European Chess Club Cup from 2nd – 10th October at the Europahaus Mayrhofen – Congress Zillertal.

In view of the ongoing Carlsen – Niemann story and the general tension created around the problem of cheating, the organizers of the European Chess Club Cup have implemented anti-cheating measures. There will be a 15 min delay on games transmission and cameras broadcast on all boards in the venue.

The 37th European Chess Club Cup and the 26th European Women’s Chess Club Cup simultaneously take place from 2nd – 10th October in Mayrhofen, Austria and set a new participation record with 87 registered teams (70 in the Open section and 17 in the Women’s section).

After 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, the World Chess Champion decided to withdraw from the event.