{"id":3696,"date":"2023-08-29T18:29:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=3696"},"modified":"2023-08-29T18:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:29:36","slug":"chess-rivals-settle-long-running-cheating-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=3696","title":{"rendered":"Chess rivals settle long-running cheating dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y6 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-29\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">29 August 2023, 15:04 BST<\/time><\/p>\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-08-29\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">Up to date 1 hour in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1ka88fa ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-172p16q ebmt73l0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-189y18v ebmt73l0\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-e2e=\"image-placeholder\" class=\"bbc-997y1y eihqrxw0\"><amp-img fallback=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/11F00\/production\/_130927437_hansneimann.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/11F00\/production\/_130927437_hansneimann.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/11F00\/production\/_130927437_hansneimann.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/11F00\/production\/_130927437_hansneimann.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/11F00\/production\/_130927437_hansneimann.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Hans Niemann the chess player\" attribution=\"Getty Images\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/11F00\/production\/_130927437_hansneimann.jpg\" height=\"549\" width=\"976\" data-hero=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p role=\"text\" class=\"bbc-1s1cxbv ewbcsnk0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture supply, <\/span>Getty Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-3edg7g ebmt73l0\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hans Niemann was accused final 12 months of dishonest<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>A Norwegian world champion and the US prodigy who unexpectedly beat him have resolved a year-long dishonest row that rattled the world of chess.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Magnus Carlsen accused Hans Niemann of foul play after he misplaced within the Sinquefield Cup in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Niemann sued his rival, the net platform Chess.com, and a second grandmaster for defamation. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Chess.com now says the row is settled, Mr Niemann&#8217;s account is restored and Mr Carlsen accepts there was no dishonest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The settlement seeks to finish a 12 months of recriminations and unfounded claims that started when Mr Carlsen, the world primary, stated Mr Niemann, then 19, had cheated to beat him on the event in St Louis, Missouri. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Niemann admitted that he had cheated twice in on-line matches on Chess.com aged 12 and 16, however denied he had carried out so within the Sinquefield Cup or any in-person sport. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The web site suspended his account after his admission, then stated in a report that it had proof he had &#8220;seemingly&#8221; cheated in about 100 on-line matches. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Crucially, nonetheless, the identical report stated it had discovered no proof of dishonest within the event in opposition to Mr Carlsen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The accusations led to outlandish hypothesis on social media over how Mr Niemann may presumably cheat in individual. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Theories included tiny microphones and even using gadgets that may very well be embedded within the physique which may go coded directions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Niemann filed a $100m (\u00a379m) defamation lawsuit in October in opposition to Mr Carlsen, Chess.com, and Hikaru Nakamura, a US grandmaster who Mr Niemann accused of &#8220;amplifying and making an attempt to bolster Carlsen&#8217;s false dishonest allegations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">That case was later dismissed, resulting in out-of-court discussions to resolve the difficulty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1ka88fa ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-172p16q ebmt73l0\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-189y18v ebmt73l0\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-e2e=\"image-placeholder\" class=\"bbc-997y1y eihqrxw0\"><amp-img fallback=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/16D20\/production\/_130927439_magnuscarlsen.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/16D20\/production\/_130927439_magnuscarlsen.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/16D20\/production\/_130927439_magnuscarlsen.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/16D20\/production\/_130927439_magnuscarlsen.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/16D20\/production\/_130927439_magnuscarlsen.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Magnus Carlsen, chess champion\" attribution=\"Getty Images\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/16D20\/production\/_130927439_magnuscarlsen.jpg\" height=\"549\" width=\"976\"\/><\/p>\n<p role=\"text\" class=\"bbc-1s1cxbv ewbcsnk0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture supply, <\/span>Getty Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-3edg7g ebmt73l0\"><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Picture caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Magnus Carlsen stated he could be keen to play Hans Niemann once more<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;Since June, each side have negotiated privately in a good-faith effort to resolve their points and permit the chess world to maneuver ahead with out additional litigation,&#8221; Chess.com stated in an announcement on Monday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;We&#8217;re glad to share that each one sides have reached an settlement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">It added that Mr Niemann was welcome to play at &#8220;any and all occasions&#8230; and will likely be handled no in another way from another participant&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The platform stated it stood by its report on Mr Niemann, &#8220;together with that we discovered no determinative proof that he has cheated in any in-person video games&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Carlsen, 32, stated he acknowledged and understood the report, &#8220;together with its assertion that there isn&#8217;t any determinative proof&#8221; of wrongdoing by his rival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">He added that he was &#8220;keen to play Niemann in future occasions, ought to we be paired collectively&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Niemann stated that he was &#8220;happy&#8221; that his lawsuit had been &#8220;resolved in a mutually acceptable method&#8221; and that he seemed ahead &#8220;to competing in opposition to Magnus in chess reasonably than in court docket&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Mr Nakamura, in the meantime, stated in a YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LuyaIUn5WMQ\" class=\"focusIndicatorReducedWidth bbc-n8oauk e1p3sufg0\" aria-label=\"video blog, external\">video blog<\/a> that he was glad the chess world had &#8220;moved ahead&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;It is good that it&#8217;s behind us. A variety of issues that have been spawned out of this have been very damaging and positively mirrored very poorly on chess as an entire,&#8221; he stated. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;Everybody will get to go ahead with their lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Nevertheless, he claimed that there have been &#8220;many grandmasters who&#8217;re speculating about dishonest. Down the street I&#8217;ll or might not title names. I would go into that sooner or later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-66647445.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29 August 2023, 15:04 BST Up to date 1 hour in the past Picture supply, Getty Pictures Picture caption, Hans Niemann was accused final 12 months of dishonest A Norwegian world champion and the US prodigy who unexpectedly beat him have resolved a year-long dishonest row that rattled the world of chess. 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