Chess: Niemann likely cheated more than 100 times online, says report

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Chess: Niemann likely cheated more than 100 times online, says report
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found no clear evidence that Niemann has cheated in any games over the board, including his controversial win last month over Magnus Carlsen, which prompted the world champion to withdraw from the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis.

Niemann had previously denied online cheating except for two occasions when he was aged 12 and 16, but the report details many later incidents, including seven online games against Ian Nepomniachtchi, the Russian who challenged Carlsen for the world title in 2021 and who again qualified for a world championship match earlier this year.

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