The five-time reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen unexpectedly stepped out from the ongoing Sinquefield Cup with many believing his withdrew due to Hans Niemann cheating on him with a video of him being caught viral on Twitter
On Monday, five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen shocked the chess world by announcing his withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup on his official Twitter account.
Hikaru Nakamura Accuses Hans Niemann Of Cheating As Magnus Carlsen Withdraws From Sinquefield Chess Cup 2022, Video Of Him Being Caught Viral On Twitter
Hans Niemann says that his ChessCom account has been closed as a result of the recent scandal and that he has been uninvited to the Global Championship.
"Because of this game with Magnus, because of what he said, they have decided to completely remove me from the website" pic.twitter.com/eRA6oKx5w9
— Unsubstantiated Chess Rumors (@ChessRumors) September 7, 2022
Currently obsessed with the notion that Hans Niemann has been cheating at the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament using wireless anal beads that vibrate him the correct moves. pic.twitter.com/F48BXjtBlN
— Babble (@Babble____) September 7, 2022
I've withdrawn from the tournament. I've always enjoyed playing in the @STLChessClub, and hope to be back in the future https://t.co/YFSpl8er3u
— Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) September 5, 2022
The reigning world chess champion tweeted a famous video from Jose Mourinho, who once said at the conference, ‘‘I prefer not to speak. If I speak, I am in big trouble, I don’t want to be in big trouble.’’
Magnus’ tweet proved to be a complete shock and surprise among chess fans all over the world. However, there have been various speculations among some players that there could be some act of cheating after Magnus lost to 19-year-old American Hans Niemann. It was the first time in Magnus Carlsen’s career that he withdrew from the major competition after his defeat against 19-year-old Hans Nieman.
The 19-year-old Hans Niemann reacted after winning the game and said: “I think he was so disheartened because he lost to a fool like me,” said Neimann after the game. It must be a shame for the world champion to lose to me. I feel bad for him.” Following the defeat, Carlsen’s superb record of being unbeaten in 53 straight classic games ended’.
What really happened that resulted in Magnus Carlsen withdrawing from the major competition?
According to various reports, the reigning chess world champion pulled out of the competition due to a claim about Hans Neimann cheating. Moreover, the incident was uncovered by a famous American streamer and grand master Hikaru Nakamura.
Nakamura while talking about the withdrawal of Magnus Carlsen said the world champion would not do so for no reason. “Magnus wouldn’t do this in a million years. He won’t do this. He is the ultimate contender, he is a champion of the world.” He added, “He wouldn’t do that unless he really believes strongly that Hans cheats with a very strong belief. I think he simply thinks that Hans is cheating.”
Hans replied to Nakamura’s allegation and tweeted:
Hikaru has thoroughly enjoyed watching all of my interviews and enjoyed criticizing every single detail and making frivolous implications. I'd like to see him watch my entire interview today and see what he has to say.
— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) September 6, 2022
The silence of my critics clearly speaks for itself. If there was any real evidence, why not show it? @GMHikaru has continued to completely ignore my interview and is trying to sweep everything under the rug. Is anyone going to take accountability for the damage they've done?
— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) September 7, 2022
Hans spoke up on Twitter after defeating Magnus Carlsen
This is truly a humbling day for me. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to play chess at the highest level and live out my dreams. A few years ago, my chess dreams were quickly dwindling but thankfully they rose from the dead. This is only the beginning…
— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) September 4, 2022
After Magnus Carlsen, Withdrawal news from the competition became viral, Hans, who got the victory over him expressed his joy on Twitter:
“This is truly a humbling day for me and I am forever grateful to play chess at the highest level and live my dreams.”