Cheating scandals in chess, poker, and fishing!

[Locke]

Well. Absolute scenes in Chess!

What a fiery world. You move your Rook that one time too soon and the guy next to you is flying over the table throwing hands!!

[TheIronMaiden]

Niemann became famous after the 2022 Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, where he defeated the then world champion Magnus Carlsen and triggered cheating allegations, a $100m lawsuit, and an enduring hostility between the pair which remains unresolved. It is now generally accepted that there was no cheating, and certainly no anal beads, involved.

Now Niemann, who has jumped up to world No 21 after being outside the top 40 a year or so ago, is making a push for a place in major invitation tournaments, for which he has had few opportunities due to his relatively low ranking, difficult personality, and a widely publicised incident of trashing his hotel room.


Earlier this month Niemann defeated Anish Giri, the Netherlands No 1 and one of the best players in Western Europe, in a $50,000 series in Utrecht. Niemann’s victory was by 24-18 in a mixed series where the scoring was 3 points for classical games, 2 for rapid and 1 for blitz Niemann won at classical and blitz, and drew at rapid. After his match with Vitiugov, he will go to Paris for a $30,000 series against France’s No 3, Étienne Bacrot. He could reach the world top 15 with further strong performances.

Niemann’s concept, individual matches to offset a lack of top quality tournament invitations, has a precedent more than a century ago when José Raúl Capablanca toured multiple cities, also including London and Paris, and in master play scored +19=5-2.

Capablanca’s tour was highly successful, and comparable to the legendary Paul Morphy’s European tour of 1858. It established the Cuban firmly as the pre-eminent challenger to the reigning world champion, Emanuel Lasker.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ar...sses-in-london

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Locke

Well. Absolute scenes in Chess!

What a fiery world. You move your Rook that one time too soon and the guy next to you is flying over the table throwing hands!!

No love lost in a game of war!

[Ped]

Love how they tried to make the story more interesting by showing scenes from the Queen's Gambit, and then showing some "dramatic" chess moves.

[jg13]

The speed chess finals between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann start tomorrow live in Paris.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1831690125203341532

Chess enthusiasts have paid thousands to secure tickets for one of the year's biggest events: Magnus Carlsen (33) versus Hans Niemann (21) in Paris on September 6th. The rivalry, heated for two years, has led to high demand, with tickets selling out quickly. VIP tickets, which offer exclusive seating and a chance to meet the players, were sold for as much as 1500 USD. The event, part of Chess.com's "Speed Championship," has heightened security to prevent potential cheating, as the players meet face-to-face for the first time since 2022.

https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comme...arlsenniemann/

[Locke]

Oh SNAP!! Its goin' DOWN!!

This is gonna be a Barn Burner folks!

[calumniate]

Yeah I have to admit Hans is a legit player. Didn't think so when the news first came out.

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by Locke

Oh SNAP!! Its goin' DOWN!!

This is gonna be a Barn Burner folks!

Speed chess, eg? Imagine the heat generated by that butt plug vibrating incessantly. Barn burner for sure…

[TheIronMaiden]

Magnus is just spanking Hans.

Hans had an early advantage game 1 and then blundered. You can tell he is rattled.
It's going to be a long day for him.

[D as in David]

Speed chess or chess while on speed?

[KelVarnsen]

Both

[FireGilbert]

Hans got destroyed and of course started drama complaining about his mouse. Not sure if Magnus was trolling or just got bored but he lost the last 5 games making the score seem closer than it was.

It’s not over yet as we get Hans vs his other nemesis Hikaru for 3rd place.