Hans Niemann on beating Magnus Carlsen, the cheating accusations that nearly ended his career, and the "chess mafia" he says tried to destroy his life.
At 19, Hans Niemann beat the world's greatest chess player. Magnus Carlsen withdrew without explanation. Within weeks, Niemann was facing global cheating accusations, blacklisting from his own federation, and a fight to save his career.
Four years on, he's world No. 12 and still climbing. In this interview, Hans addresses everything: what Magnus actually saw at the board, the $100 prize he won at 12 that became "the greatest crime" of the saga, the 70-page report and what was really in it, the time Magnus was caught taking a move on his own livestream, and the top-10 player banned for cheating whose name was never published.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 - Hans On Magnus
00:01:20 - What Did Magnus See When You Beat Him?
00:04:40 - "I'm Closer To The Older Players"
00:07:20 - Being Called A Cheat At 19
00:11:30 - The Chess Mafia
00:15:25 - Could You Catch Magnus?
00:29:30 - The Cheating Accusations, The Cost
00:35:55 - Bitterness Is Poison
00:38:25 - WHO Believed The Allegations And Why
00:40:40 - Losing Faith In The Media
00:43:15 - Navigating Infamy At 19
00:45:50 - Naming Chess.com
00:48:35 - "Magnus Was Gaslit"
00:52:55 - What Did You Actually Admit To?
00:55:40 - Magnus Cheated On Camera
00:57:00 - Does Magnus Believe You Cheated?
00:59:20 - The God Complex
01:01:00 - The Dana White Of Chess
01:03:15 - Chess As Soft Power
01:07:00 - Chess In Every School
01:22:20 - Scores To Settle
01:23:15 - Washington Square Park
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