With respect to the Chess cheating scandal, FIDE is launching an investigation, and to date, leading chess detectives have not found anything suspicious. The Claims of perfect games are done by amateurs using ham fisted analysis.
The people who are pushing the cheating narrative are Carlsen and a handful of folks in the chess entertainment industry.
I am not saying that Nieman did not cheat, but if he did not than it is a really sad story. Nieman who is 19 is just starting his chess career and allegations of cheating could de-rail his career forever, while those who are claiming he cheated, with very limited evidence, will suffer no consequence.
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