Niemann: I Have NEVER Cheated Over The Board | Round 5
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2022
- Hans Niemann talks to Alejandro Ramirez after a draw with Dominguez during the fifth round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. Hans defends himself on rumors of cheating, his accent, and much more.
2022.09.06
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Big props for Jack Harlow stepping outside his comfort zone in rapping and taking up chess, CONGRATS TO THE LAD! A legend in both genres
Jake Harlow💀💀💀💀. Ngl tho he looks like him.
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Alejandro is soo good at just staying silent in an interview. Props to him
Indeed, a complete pro.
He lets the chess speaks for itself
well thats partly because Hans is really good at not staying silent
that's because Hans requested that
the polar opposite of Gotham Chess...
Alejandro was brilliant to let him go on and not interrupt, even when he was stumbling or rambling. Brilliant by St Louis to allow this.
Kudos to the event organizers for allowing the interviews and also this interview to go in that direction rather than shoving things under the rug. It's good that the conversation got to play its course and that this came out of it as a result.
rug? No need to make fun of his hair.
hey, baby...
Props to the event organisers or whoever allowed Hans to give this interview and speak his side. A lot of places wouldn't give him the platform for fear of backlash.
Open discussion should *always* be encouraged.
I wish college campuses would afford the same platform to the opposing viewpoints instead of banning them completely
Yes but it would be good if other super GM-s can talk about Hans' great Hans performance and give insights:) For now only that we know are results and that Hans is playing unbeatable chess. His moves are not brilliant but for now as I understand he did not allow any chance of victory to his opponents. Back to the candidates, Nepo could lost to Hikaru if Hikaru have time and precision but Nepo pull out draw. So WCC title contender give chances to his opponent to beat him if they 100% precise but Hans is currently above that. I think this is problem and that is reason way so many sublime messages from super GM-s what they think about Hans.
is it really a discussion? Not just throwing accusaion with no way of proving anything.
Hes very obviously not genuine and needs to be ostracized from the community
@@JohnS-il1dr Yes. A good teaching institution would welcome people with alternate views and challenge their students to debate them well. Unfortunately that's not what happens.
Imagine having all your colleagues of trade going against you without any proof and then you having to make a speech and try to win them back at 19 years old. The chess world is ridiculous and I'm ashamed for it.
Cheaters must be punished.
@@peristiloperis7789 You are a cheater
I'm fairly new to the chess scene but this whole ordeal just shows how chess could get so toxic, both the players and community alike...
Bro, the phrase is definitely not "Going down on you." "Going against you" sure, but what you're trying to say is definitely not what you said lmao
He is crazily mentally strong
This interview is going into chess history.
No. Not too many people will remember who Hans was 3 years from now.
@@jimraynor3767 I'm not talking about the person, I'm specifically talking about this interview.
@@jimraynor3767 see you in 3 years then we'll see about that
Chess players have a pretty good memory
Speaks for itself
“This needs to be how this broadcast ends because we are not adding any value to what Hans said here”
Big time!!
One of the best interviews ever well done SLCC for arranging this and giving the kid a chance to defend against more powerful (and to this point silent) people
1> known history of cheating 2> meteoric rise 3 > playing strength vs analysis strength difference 4> loud mouth on top of that , magnus would be well within his rights to make a personal choice of not competing against hans if he suspects any thing
@@nishantanand3427 And yet you still provided 0 evidence that he cheated in this tournament. I respect due process instead of taking the drama bait and raising my pitch fork.
@Parlay how did he cheat?
Just listen to his analysis after the game against alireza. He didn't understand the moves he played. They turned off the engine on purpose, in order to examinate the depth of his analysis, and he hugely misvaluated the positions, suggesting terribile lines like 20 ... g5, 21 h4 where white loses immediately. I've never listen to such a poor analysis by a GM. He tried to compensate his lack of calculation by saying phrases like: "I don't need to show variations", "this is just pure domination" "Come on, I wasn't the one holding", "I don't see a universe where this is holdable (when engine says - 0.3)". This is not analysis. This is a raving inflated ego
@Parlay Peer evolution is not the best judge and jury. That's the most ridiculous statement ever made... Objective truth and facts are the best judge and jury. Mobs historically were never good judges.
Peter Svidler is a such a decent human. Great words at the end.
And Hans, wow. Just wow! Bravo for your courage, and for that passionate message.
the least Svidler have ever spoke, and it was really nice
So if I speak passionately suddenly I’m correct? Magnus withdrew for a good reason and we all know why.
@@ndnd7614 But there is no proof, so nobody can state anything with any certainty
@@AlejandroFernandez05 yeah it’s more about the possibility that we all could have been screwing someone’s reputation for no reason
Exactly, wow Hans
So proud of SLCC for having the balls and the ethics to let this guy stand up for himself on their channel. He deserves this rebuttal. It's a bit sad this has to be done in a public forum, but it does and so, thank you for letting the other guy speak for himself.
He's a public figure. This should be done in public.
You are insane. Most of the pros are baffled about what he is saying in this interview. It makes him look worse.
its called giving someone rope to hang themselves. This interview makes him look more guilty even if he is not.
_rebuttal_ ... how clever
@@Ianthe22 has no idea what he's talking about. This isn't even the interview those guys were referring to.
I needed to watch this, thanks Hans.
This interview is history in the making
Yea it really is going to be haha. Witness to history
True
Hope you're right.
WHERE YOU AT HANS NIEMAN CULT???? WHERE YOU AT NOW? GET CAUGHT CHEATER
Hans does not lack for courage . The onus is on Magnus and others to prove he cheated . This interview will be remembered for a long time , probably the chess interview of the decade . Hans came with gasoline to a fire .
i agree with him having courage. Big balls to cheat in a live tournament thats for sure.
Magnus didn’t even say he cheated. It’s what the online community made of it. Why Magnus quit the tournament is anybody’s guess.
@@birke0079 surely you have proof when making such accusations? but wait, who am I kidding? we are on the internet, you can say whatever you want and have no consequences for it.
@@alkaizercockx6662 exactly, that'\s why internet is powerful and scary, it's cool that u can say whatever u want with zero consequences, but other times, what you say is basically destroying someone else career (with zero consequences), truly double edge sword
@@alkaizercockx6662 It's called freedom of speech.
thanks for sharing, all the best for hans c:
Alejandro is a great interviewer. He has done a stunning job through this farrago. Well done Alejandro!
A compelling, heartfelt defense. I'm inclined to believe him. Accusations without proof is a dangerous precedent for the game.
Because you are naive. This cretin has already been caught cheating twice online.
Courts use character witnesses
@@Tarotainment the lowest form of evidence
Compare the success of similarly rated players in classical and you will start to see why people are suspicious.
He’s underrated he’s improved a lot during COVID
8:18 is where it starts the real interview. Hats off to you hans. You gained my respect.
W for the time stamp🫡
Thanks
You're skipping the Analysis tho
@@dwightPhoenix he is taking us directly to han's opinion s
@@shafip Yeah. But its just that the analyisis. Is an important part of Hans showing he can do his thing.
i watched niemann on twitch all the time in 2020. if he evolved that much since then i salute him.
@Ман ван данн what's the recent development?
Magnus owes us an explanation. If he wants to make an accusation, he should do it outright. Attack by innuendo is a cowardly tactic.
That's the thing! Magnus Carlsen can't just drop a tweet and vanish.
I think the organizers would wreak havoc if he spoke what he thinks. There are 2 sides to every story, hence why this interview is important.
Going to have to disagree. Magnus didn't state his intentions in dropping from the tournament. It could be anything.
@@PC-xd8th What do you disagree with, you just stated yourself "It could be anything." - to remain silent during this storm, that he created, is dishonest at best, IMO.
The OP is correct: " Magnus owes us (chess) an explanation."
He cant prove it but obviously he has his suspicions, it makes no sense to push forward accusations without evidence. Regardless of if he was cheating or not, Magnus didn't feel like completing the tournament, whether it be that he feels he wasn't at his best or that the conditions weren't fair, its his choice.
I watched this live and the chat was going CRAZY!!! It was amazing! Most people were rooting for Hans after he opened up and explained himself. He definitely earned my respect.
Yes, the "Go Hans
SUE HIKARU
Yes, I can respect someone who admits their mistakes and then is clearly haunted by them and filled with regret.
@@TheSuperF21 Lets go Hansssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
He's definitely a person who has shown a willingness to cheat. That's a pretty serious character flaw for a professional game player. Because it hurts all the other players.
Showing regret is all well and good. What else could he do? Doesn't protect him from the reputation he earned himself.
Hans Niemann has done something that a lot of us think about doing, but never have the nerve to actually do it. To fully go all in on that one thing that you are truly passionate about, burning the ships to a past life and way of living. Incredible. This kid is fascinating and it's gonna be so much fun watching his progression moving forward.
Well many don't have the money to do it. Its quite rough to put all your life into one things that doesn't pay you the bills and food. On top of this you can't ever be sure it pays off at any point of your life.
@@schwarzcronnok102 that’s why it’s hard and deserves respect
@@nickmoore5105 Well many get the money of their parents. That doesnt deserve any respect. At least in germany folk gets rich by inheriting what others worked for.
The hard work the individual puts into this to get the title, that deserves respect and nothing else.
@@schwarzcronnok102 well said
This guy is definitely entertaining to watch, may be even more than Magnus 🌝
This interview speaks for itself
That comment speaks for itself
My addition to this thread speaks for itself
My necro post speaks for itself
@@thenonsequitur my reply to your necro post speaks for itself
This dude is a great interviewer. Completely laid back, lets the player explain his points.
I think it's "lets". "let's" means "let us". And yea, they let the hans show he cheated.
@@wormius51 Thanks for the correction. I edited my punctuation.
I love that STL allowed Hans to express himself freely and allow him to say his piece.
To be quite honest, Hans would easily have found another outlet if not, and I cannot imagine many organizers would not allow such an interview. It's a widely held view of human rights, not specific to America. StL did what they had to do, no more or less.
why would they not
you mean they allowed to play the victim.
Why wouldn’t they? This is celebrating the absolute bare minimum
@@davidquinn9676 lmao ikr, people are going wham in the comments simping for STL cause they gave him a platform.
Ofc they're gonna give him a platform idiots, it's good publicity for them
Heart felt interview. I'm a Hans fan from now on. His life is chess, and his dedication for the past 2 years have shown that.
Heart felt interview. I'm a Lance fan from now on. His life is cycling, and his dedication for the past 20 years have shown that.
Yeah I was not sure about it but like him a lot now. Was open, wanted to clarified everything, that’s the sign of a man telling the truth
@@edrushhh you don't work for the police, do you? I MEAN NOT EVEN CLOSE, IS IT?
Heart felt interview. I'm an Elon fan from now on. His life is business, and his dedication for the past 27 years have shown that.
@@pudgypenguin4614 Big difference, Lance is known to have cheated during the biggest cycling competition in the world, like most of his colleagues and competitors did back then. Hans cheated in some unranked meaningless online chess games when he was 16 years old, which he got punished for and he clearly regrets doing.
yet another high-energy hans interview!
Thank you Peter for sticking up for.Hans. You were always one of the real ones.
Hans,More power to you man,Being a 19 year old and Going through all this,All power to you🚀🔥❤️
How well will your kind words age once the truth comes out?
@@jonadam4233 let's what's the truth,Till this point of time,People are judging only on his past things, there's no certain proof that he cheated against Magnus.Let them bring the proof on,Then let's see✌️
@@jonadam4233 the truth is Hans broke Magnus
@@kaustubhgarg9662 You mean Magnus, Magnus's ego and Magnus's ankles.
@@jonadam4233 There is ZERO evidence that he "cheated" with Carlsen. ZERO. As far as Carlsen, put up or shut up (and did you notice he clearly did shut up without making an outright accusation?). Maybe he retired for personal reasons, but I hope it wasn't for the poor sportmanship of a sore loser.
If Hans is lying here he deserves an Oscar. If he's being truthful he's my new favorite chess personality. Magnus underestimated him, was embarrassed, acted hastily, and the old-guard circled their wagons. I hope his meteoric rise continues -- we all deserve a Niemann/Carlsen world championship match in a few years.
Its like a prime mike Tyson getting knockoutout by jake paul, It simply cannot happen.
@@Nightt666 that is an unfair comparison; Jake Paul is not close to the level of Hans Niemann.. Jake Paul is more like a semi pro..
@@janolthof2487 that is the most accurate comparison. You forget that this isn’t your common grandmaster it’s Magnus the greatest of all time. You just don’t under for him to withdraw from a tournament is not just him crying.
@@Nightt666 considering his reputation for being a massive sore loser I'm not suprised at all
Why is the average American so gullible and impressionable?
This interview will definitely go down in history as how to fight back against cancellation
Accents changing subconsciously to match the current environment is a well-known phenomenon. The actress Gillian Anderson (from The X-files) says it happens to her when she moves between the USA and the UK. Both accents are natural to her after spending the first half of her childhood in the USA and the second half in the UK.
It happens to me as being half Irish half English, when I lived in Ireland my accent changed to fit in
That us pretty normal in other languages, too. Im german for example and if I visit my hometown my local dialect is way more than elsewhere.
Happens to my aunt when she visits us in Australia from Canada.
Except it's fake because he doesnt have that accent. Nor is he an actor.
I do it very conciously depending on who I'm talking to
11:11 Kudos to Alejandro for having to do the toughest job right now of asking about this incident and facing Hans's frustration..
Kudos to Hans for doing the toughest job right now, playing good chess while the entire internet calls you a cheater.
You could tell Alejandro's demeanor towards Hans changed midway in comparison to previous days
@@kenm5159 it was more like Hans, you get all the space, you have the whole stage, show us what were you thinking. It's just as simple as that.
Kudos to you for time stamping
Kudos to u for the timestamp. 👍🏽
Hans: "I cheated.They were unrated games". Few moments later: "I wanted to gain some rating so ii could play some stronger players, so i cheated." Me: Scratches head 🤔
Not FIDE rated he means
@@nicholasoneal1521 it is common term of rated/unrated for in online chess for elo rating of said chess platform, FIDE rating been known to never affect in online chess.
@@sharklite3316 You basically repeated what he said. That guy just explained Hans meant FIDE in the comment about cheating in unrated games. His FIDE rating is not affected by cheating. Only in online chess, he cheated to speed up the process. This is why you don't take sentences out of context and piece them together.
It’s because he’s a lying cheater and liars can’t remember their own lies
well done interview ...
He even stepped up his post game analysis- what a pro
If he’s cheating he’s the best cheater ever lmao.
@@tajneeley and the best liar
Because he didnt know he was on trial during his previous analysis. He was just casually going through it. Now he's aware that hes under a microscope so he's showing hes legit. He shouldn't have had to worry about it in the first place, but it is what it is.
@@tajneeley If he's cheating then he's a sociopath, and having an intelligence and lying ability close to a Bond villain. At this point if he has actually cheated, he's almost an anime villain.
Yaa no one ever beaten magnus so obviously its cheating.
That surmount amount of pressure this 19-year-old kid must be feeling is otherworldly. I feel so bad
Its good to be redpilled at 19, knowing your heroes are trash people
Time for the other parties involved to respond, this cannot be good for someone’s mental health. This is deeper than just an accusation. We should not sacrifice someone’s mental health.
@@dubot4076 Magnus would rather crush all the 17-19 yos mentally than feel his GOAT status is threatened
@@othmanehari3250 He has never done this before and he has lost to everyone plenty..
@@othmanehari3250 Did that make you feel better about yourself? Why criticize people criticizing Hans while doing the same thing to Magnus? Nobody knows if he cheated or not, so trying to make edgelord statements about anyone involved is a bad look.
Good on you guys for letting him speak
so well said Peter Svidler! Thankyou for allowing Hans to respond to these accusations. a blot on chess, this approach to discussing problems by others, but it reflects more generally on how social media work. Hans didn't bow out though or let himself be intimidated.
I like people like Hans. He speaks his mind with very little filters. So rare these days.
To someone who replied, but then removed the comment: there's absolutely no evidence any cheating has occurred.
@@gwojcieszczuk there are lots of redflags but sure
@@_Cheerio no...one was magnus did a move he believed was out of book and that was the reason for the accusation..well the move was in book,its been proven and then just baseless accusations well not baseless but based on a bullying mentality.
@@_Cheerio if 0 is a lot then fair enough
@@_Cheerio I believe Niemann. As a teenager anyone can do stupid things. You learn and grow. He was still a minor back then. He paid his dues.
Neimann clearly plays at a 2700 level right now. Firouzja couldn't beat him yesterday even after being checked with all the security they had.
He is the real deal.
Neimann is 2 days younger than Firouzja too. And "up & coming" Firouzja was even Carlsen's preferred rival for the world championship. Yes, as a child a few years ago he did a stupid thing, as children can and do often do.
Time to cut him a break already.
There is ZERO evidence that he "cheated" with Carlsen. ZERO. As far as Carlsen is concerned, put up or shut up (and did you notice he clearly did shut up without making an outright accusation?). Maybe he retired for personal reasons, but I hope it wasn't for the poor sportmanship of a sore loser.
Shoutout my boy Hans, dude was literally bullied by a huge part of chess world and still showed a great fight
I like players that don't cheat online.
@@chessdad182 Yes, me also, Now I will put allegation that you cheated in a game and now you have to dislike yourself until you prove that you didn't cheat. Now do that
@Parlay This is why civilizations teach that Half knowledge is dangerous. The site didn't ban him for cheating, it was a ban because of some comment which was not according to guidelines. Also about the fact that he accepted that he cheated, just think of it, he is a chess player and he would have played hundreds of thousands of games, and now cheating in one or two and that too in childhood, and after that accepting that as well only reflects his honesty, I am sure many other great grandmasters would have cheated in their childhood. Magnus is well established player and Hans is just starting, if magnus says something, this can end the entire chess career of a chess player and magnus should not say such things without any proof. You already know how everybody mocked Hans for "chess speaks for itself" and after that he somehow bounced back somehow collecting motivation and after that if we do this to him and if he let's say suicides, who will be responsible for that? Just imagine the pain of whole world mocking you. Disgrace is bigger punishment for many men than death sentence and giving such punishment without any proof doesn't do any justice.
@Parlay I believe Niemann. As a teenager anyone can do stupid things. You learn and grow. He was still a minor back then. He paid his dues.
Neimann clearly plays at a 2700 level right now. Firouzja couldn't beat him yesterday even after being checked with all the security they had.
He is the real deal.
Neimann is 2 days younger than Firouzja too. And "up & coming" Firouzja was even Carlsen's preferred rival for the world championship. Yes, as a child a few years ago he did a stupid thing, as children can and do often do.
Time to cut him a break already.
As far as Carlsen, put up or shut up (and he clearly did shut up without making an outright accusation). Maybe he retired for personal reasons, but I hope it wasn't for poor sportmanship of a sore loser.
@@CARPB147 it doesn't matter if neimann is younger than 2 days tho. Magnus left for a fear of tilting his classical points.
*well well well how the tables have turned!*
Watching the interview and thinking of the actor that will nail the scene in the movie of the interview. Chef kiss.
I am eagerly waiting for next Magnus vs Hans game. This will be the best revenge match ever
I am all hands in for Hans. but he will get blown out lol
Magnus already adopted him 10-0 in blitz, and I highly doubt he'll have the chance to play him in classical again.
Magnus is clearly afraid of him and won't agree to play him again.
I don't think Neimann and Carlsen play chess for your drama entertainment.
@@jimlang7461 lol Hans won't even be getting any invites to tournaments after this. So unless they happen to meet in a huge open tournament like the World Cup you are right.
Not only Alireza , almost all great attacking players Alexander A, Tal, A Tolush , Frank M, Morosevich ,Shirov, among others hated being attacked, they did not like defending, they would lose patience and try to resolve the problems with tactics which most of the times failed, they succeeded so much when attacking that they felt the player defending was always bound to lose even if it was them , it’s a philosophical thing , on the other hand strong positional players do not mind being attacked, Capa, Lasker,Akiba R, Karpov, Petrosian and Smyslov are good examples they knew in most cases their opponent would create weaknesses while attacking and they would be able to capitalize on them
which just shows why there are only three good ways to play chess. 1. attack 2. Attack 3. ATTACK!
You can’t be good at chess without defense
Super interesting comment.
@@jimlang7461 I think you didn't get the point. It was criticism on a weakness of attacking players.
@@blizzard2376 💯 % correct and that is what really separates National masters and International masters from Grand Masters , the ability to really put up a fight in an inferior position and salvage it !
Kudos to Hans neimann the real fighter you won my ❤️ lots of love from India 🇮🇳
17:17 is aging like molding cheese
eh more like chessc*m is aging like cheese
This dude has been chasing and grinding in his passion for chess, made mistakes along the way, and continues to learn and fight for it. Respect the hustle.
@Parlay stop trying to prove a point on youtube
It's useless
@Parlay Wild insinuations are not proof.
@Parlay You haven’t watched the video as you are spreading complete misinformation. Magnus had played the position. There is a thing in chess called transposition.
We had a scrappy kid in Brooklyn about 60 years ago who made some enemies along the way. Fischer always had enemies.
@Parlay your whole comment is complete BS
"we are not adding any value to what Hans is saying".. well said.
@@3rdrail931 what are you smoking
@@3rdrail931 Do you know what a ventriloquist is?
Svidler on point as always
He has my support and respect! At 19 years of age he's handling the pressure well.
At 19 years old he's living off cheating unlike Alireza who did everything he did with his own efforts. You have to be dumb to support a cheater
@@amberxv4777 where is the proof he cheated over the board?
@@amberxv4777 You have to be dumb to condemn someone without any proof.
@@kutanna1584 He’s an admitted cheat. If he’ll cheat online, he can cheat over the board. Why does he deserve the benefit of the doubt? At least admit it’s possible that he did instead of this unequivocal support.
WHERE YOU AT HANS NIEMAN CULT???? WHERE YOU AT NOW? THE CHEATER HAS BEEN EXPOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED FKER
Kudos to Hans for having the bravery to talk to the whole world. Well done!!
He didn't have the bravery to admit he cheated multiple times before, until finally being questioned for being a cheat!
@@arturovidal5306 That's a lie.
@@arturovidal5306 and he even lied about how many times he did cheat
@@amberxv4777 little magnus carlsen fangirl here
Well done, 72 pages
OMG, if he was cheating, that interview has got to be the greatest acting job in recorded history! It really had the ring of truth. Poor kid, to get defamed and slandered, without any hard evidence, by your heroes, after the greatest game of your life. Then to have 90% of the chess social media world jump on him, based on insinuations by probably the two most influential individuals in the chess world. Kudos to SLCC for broadcasting this interview, and to Hans for standing up eloquently for himself. Hope this interview starts reversing the tide of opinion against him.
I agree with everything you said except the "eloquent" part. It was heartfelt and seemingly honest, but not eloquent. His oral skills and vocabulary is poor considering English is his native language.
@@MrVannspreder Well hey, his vocabulary speaks for itself.
The tide of opinion should have always been in his favour from the very beginning.
@@MrVannspreder You must not have met many native English speakers.
@@sudhirmeghwal7258 Had he not had a history of cheating it would have....
I wish I could like this video interview multiple times... Hans, unlike Magnus or Hikaru, many other humans have made mistakes that we are also ashamed of... I know I wasn't 12 or 16 when I made mine. I'm 32 now and I'll without doubt continue making them, I'll always strive to learn from them. Thank you for being vulnerable and admitting your mistakes to the world. Not that I count for anything, but as a non-Magnus/non-Hikaru i.e. a very imperfect human being - you are forgiven. I would have crumbled under such baseless attacks if I was 19; hell, it would be tough for me now. You're not alone.
magnus and Hikaru need to publicly apologise
@@someoneelse293 Certainly it appears that Hikaru does based on what I hear he has commented on. Carlsen has been prudent to withhold comment and others rushed in to fill the gap. That's others, not Carlsen himself. Carlsen can quit any tournament for any reason whatsoever and not give anyone any explanation. Reasons can be personal. But if he does come out to accuse anyone of malfeasance, he better "have the goods" on the accused or he will be at risk of an expensive and well deserved lawsuit.
@@someoneelse293 Well Magnus didn't actually say anything much at all. People are just making assumptions about what he think's. No chance Magnus would apologize in any situation, and I doubt Hikaru will either.
@@billj4525 Magnus does not need to apologize for accusing Hans because so far he never mentioned Hans. He needs to apologize for his silence while Hans is being crucified
Cheating in a sport or life isn’t right everyone that has lived makes mistakes that’s not in question but cheating in chess is a no no excuses it’s the woke culture nobody takes responsibility for they’re action and blames everyone else because something in made them do it pitiful
I was hearing all this buzz about hans cheating and whatnot but honestly going through his interviews and hearing this guy speak I’m starting to realize he’s very genuine. I’m now a fan! Let’s go Hans.
yup I never heard of Hans before - and now rooting for him!!
I don't get the same impression. The guy doesn't seem genuine to me.
"This was the single biggest mistake of my life"
These were the biggest 100+ mistakes of my life*
This interview will go down in history. We'll see if it's for better or for worse. For many reasons, I hope Hans is innocent
Agreed and same.
He is, until proven guilty.
Innocent or not what Magnus did was completely wrong. He deliberately kicked off a witch hunt without any evidence. Very not cool from someone in a position of such power.
@@dcisrael totally agree
@@dcisrael magnus loves him some magnus
He caused a huge drama with the candidates , deeming only one player WORTHY ENOUGH TO PLAY HIM , and ruined the legitimacy of the event
Now he does this , wish he would stop the drama and just play chess !!!!!!
At 19 I never could have gone through this. I would have collapsed. Hans is a force of nature to be able to keep his head when the biggest names in chess are throwing him under the bus.
This is why witch hunts are awful. If he didn't cheat... You can never undo this.
Sure you can... Look at Anna Rudolf. She was accused of cheat OTB and is still a chess commentator and widely respected.
@@11523007 Nobody knew about chess or Anna Rudolf back then tho.
Witch hunt lol. He has cheated online before. There is a reason he is under scrutiny. Amazing the overwhelming support this cheater gets. Says what a dismal state chess is in.
@@maxrusty3596 exactly the problem, people who are new to chess are calling Magnus a sore loser who is acting up as if he hasn't lost games to other players before.
His tweet implies that “if he speaks, he's in big trouble” - make of it what you will.
@@vkvk7113 were you a perfect human being at 19 years old? you never lied or did anything wrong? weren't you taught about "innocent until proven guilty"? weren't you taught not to judge other people? That it's bad to be a biased scumbag?
Wow well done on this interview Hans!
This is so much fun! Chess is finally exciting!
Has always been that way
HANS SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF
WHERE YOU AT HANS NIEMAN CULT? WHERE YOU HIDING AFTER HE'S BEEN EXPOSED? YOU FOOLS
Hans is a real one for being so open and keeping his cool.
Just because his underrated they think they can attack him.
Magnus done the same similar thing to Alireza by putting pressure on him
Stop spreading false information. Magnus was ready to defend world championship title only against Alireza, because he knows who talented Alireza is. This only speaks about huge respect Magnus has towards Alireza!
@@minasmaghakyan7194 exactly.
It put pressure on him and all eyes were on him during the candidates.
It's all psychological
@@nigelbezuidenhout All eyes are on Alireza, because he is a young superstar with Elo rating over 2800 back then.
@nyet _ fix this sentence son
@@minasmaghakyan7194 I used the word "were" past tense you....
Telling the truth, assuming responsibility and learning from your mistakes. Much respect.
WHERE YOU AT HANS NIEMAN CULT???? WHERE YOU AT NOW? THE CHEATER HAS BEEN EXPOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED FKER
He only admitted to the times he was caught.
Respect to all those who gave Hans the opportinity to defend himself
babe wake up new hans interview
This interview from Hans was a double-exclam move! Now let's see if Magnus can refute it. In all seriousness, huge respect for Hans.
He's had two days to rehearse this speech, don't be fooled by this cheater.
I don’t think Magnus owes any explanation to him coz Magnus never accused him directly but it was made into bigger drama than it was by Hikaru and others…
@@aviewerofu He doesn't owe an explanation, I completely agree. But now that people have interpreted his cryptic tweet, plus having heard Hans' side of things, he gains way more coming out clean, than just sitting there on a corner, completely quiet about it. That's the problem with people, they start their speculations to ridiculous degrees to the point it actually affects other people's image, regardless of whether anything is even remotely true.
@@asswhole4195 prove his cheating
@@asswhole4195 And your evidence is where?
I have no idea who this is or why this is in my youtube recommendations but good on him.
I have to admit, this is such good PR for chess. I’ve never played in my life and always wondered about chess and I have ordered a chessboard and am gonna start playing. Looks fun :)
did you start playing?
Dude you've got an internet connection, you don't need to order a chessboard to get into chess, everyone plays online these days.
That heartfelt statement against a ton of speculation without proof has me believing Hans. It's too much to ruin a guys career unless Magnus is positive and has proof. The world loves Magnus and it's just not right for him to throw that tweet the way he did. He holds too much power to be that careless.
I agree, magnus shouldve thought the consequences of his action. Still i think magnus thought Hans was cheating or something about the prep but then he just regretted and has no idea what to do now.
He should apologise
Magnus has gone megalomaniac. Shame on him
I strongly disagree that he cheated only 2 times, he got caught only 2 times, most time if you use cheats for few moves in a long game because you can't find the way, you just can't get caught because there is no way to tell if you found that best move or used engine, you only get caught if you constantly use top engine moves, and only idiot would do that.
magnus was sour cause 1 loss to a 2600 rated player set him back a lot of ELO KEKW 2900 ahahahahahah
I believe Niemann. As a teenager anyone can do stupid things. You learn and grow. He was still a minor then.
Neimann clearly plays at a 2700 level right now. Firouzja couldn't beat him yesterday even after being checked with all the security they had.
He is the real deal.
Neimann is 2 days younger than Firouzja too. And "up & coming" Firouzja was even Carlsen's preferred rival for the world championship. Yes, as a child he did a stupid thing, as children can and do often do.
Time to cut him a break already.
As far as Carlsen, put up or shut up (and he clearly did shut up without making an outright accusation). Maybe he retired for personal reasons, but I hope it wasn't for poor sportmanship of a sore loser.
I hope Hans is found legit and begin a very successful career in Chess because taking on heavy allegations at 19 isn't easy and he's doing it
even if he's not cheating, he has a huge ego. fakes a deep accent and when he gets excited/emotional, he starts speaking normally. he's very fake
@@bluerum896 so he is what chess needs.
Does he need to be found legit? If he is not found guilty we should let the matter drop.
Difficult to reach the top level in chess without a huge ego :)
He doesn't need to be proven innocent, he already is until someone comes out with proof of something
Chess has never been more interesting, this drama is gold
I'm extremely impressed by this young man. Imagine yourself being 19 for a second and getting so much hate, would you have been able to stand up and defend your reputation like he has? I lived in 5 different countries between age 16-20 myself and whenever I came to my home country my old friends always mentioned how I seemed slow in my speech. It's just normal when you spend time abroad, you start to dream in other languages etc.
And his reaction says it all. If he hadn't put in all the time he wouldn't be so mad and pissed about people making up garbage about him when he has just beaten one of the greatest superstars in chess.
Uhm, garbage?
Look the guy is a confirmed cheater on AT LEAST two prior occasions and he admitted to it…….
People have reasonable cause to be suspicious of him JUST based on that, and then when he starts acting totally bizarrely in post game interviews (particularly of the game versus Alireza) then, yes, it absolutely is suspicious………….
Sorry that you can’t see something that’s obvious, that DOES NOT MEAN he necessarily is cheating right now, there’s frankly no proof of this, and most people who suspect him will fully admit this, as do I
But it DOES mean I’m suspicious of him, without question, and for you to think people don’t have the right to be suspicious of a confirmed cheater is just insanity
@@ifbfmto9338 I agree with that. He may not be cheating, and probably isn't, but his past cheating is always going to haunt him and make people suspicious, especially in a situation like this, and the only person he has to blame is himself for that. So I don't really feel bad for him, but at the same time I don't think he should be penalized in any way without real concrete evidence. I just hope it doesn't affect his career if he's not cheating because I know his goal is to be number 1 at some point. This whole scandal is causing a lot of problems for him and the players he plays against. The psychology of the game is going to negatively affect any of the players who play Hans now for sure which isn't fair to them either.
@@billj4525 Maybe what needs to come of this
And it should’ve already happened by now……..
Maybe top level chess events need to take anti cheating measures much more seriously than they have thus far
Maybe wanding players and signal blocking needs to become the norm 🤷🏼♂️
@@ifbfmto9338 agreed and watching him in the interview it's crazy how recently he admittedly cheated. I'm almost surprised that he can qualify for this event and sit across the board from Magnus just a couple of years later.
@@billj4525 Cause people are dumb. Trying to put him down cause he cheated when he was 12 and reminding him of that says more about the people mentioning it than it says about him.
"I lived my dream for a day, beating Magnus, and then all this happened."
That hurts to hear. I hope people give his side a fair listen.
Hans is a smart probably manipulative kid... he knows what to say even if he's lying.
It's good for his case though that responded.
@@dco1019 Sure, Sigmund, sure.
@@dantolino1093 sure sheep. Don't get hustled dummy
@@dco1019 he's "manipulative" in that he knows to play sacrifices against Alireza, that sort of thing. Maybe was in other ways too but who among us has never colored outside the lines? What matters here is that in this tournament he has been falsely accused. Since no evidence has been produced, it's becoming too late, case closed.
@@davidquinn9676 yea he has been accused quite frivolously as he called it. I agree that magnus should clarify...he might have something valid to say right.
I'm not picking a side though based on this interview.
This is how you confront accusations! I appreciate Hans for being a man about this situation!!!! I've talked to Hans on several occasions and he hasn't changed in my eyes because he always wanted to get better. We all make childish transgressions and never get a chance to be looked at differently. Hans I've been with you since the World Open, Chicago Open, and other tourneys. Just be you!!! F$#% those clowns!
Which voice was he using when you met him?
@@ballyros I've grown up in one place till I was 13, moved to another for 8 years then moved again and all those times my accent has slightly changed to whatever the grp I'm in sounds like so now I've got this odd no accent and people think I'm faking an accent if they're from my first or second place of origin, accents are not set in stone espes if you move around/live in a diverse grp of accents
@@maducrutz9384 Same here, this is absolutely true.
@@ballyros as a kid....he talked like a kid...smh...don't troll
@@ballyros lol so true. Fake accent, big online cheater .. now says I didn’t cheat this time believe me okay
your emotion spoke for itself :))
If Hans cheated, I feel bad because he’s been punished way beyond reasonable amounts with the world wide media storm of this. If he’s innocent, I feel absolutely horrible for him.
you feel bad because he cheated in a real tournament?
Feel bad for crynus minions ...he's accused sulymenov too
This is a legendary moment in chess honestly. Go Hans!
Let's gooo, he cheated only twice and last time long long 3 years ago, and that make sense, because when you cheat you automatically get caught, there is no way he cheated multiple times during his career, because he didn't get caught multiple times, so he must be legit.
@@rickstrafy4870 wooow you’re so right. You were a perfect person at 16 and how dare he commit such a crime, of breaking the rules on a website. Obviously you never did anything even remotely questionable in your teens. In fact you were a god after you were born.
Also there is so much proof of how he cheats online. I can’t believe people don’t see it
@@kunalgub Last time I cheated I was 8 yo and it was in cs1.6, so I'm something like semi-god, or Jesus Christ.
I believe Niemann. As a teenager anyone can do stupid things. You learn and grow. He was still a minor back then. He paid his dues.
Neimann clearly plays at a 2700 level right now. Firouzja couldn't beat him yesterday even after being checked with all the security they had.
He is the real deal.
Neimann is 2 days younger than Firouzja too. And "up & coming" Firouzja was even Carlsen's preferred rival for the world championship. Yes, as a child a few years ago he did a stupid thing, as children can and do often do.
Time to cut him a break already.
There is ZERO evidence that he "cheated" with Carlsen. ZERO. As far as Carlsen is concerned, put up or shut up (and did you notice he clearly did shut up without making an outright accusation?). Maybe he retired for personal reasons, but I hope it wasn't for the poor sportmanship of a sore loser.
@@CARPB147 Exactly. His growth in chess is very believable. He is a clear genius and obsessed by the game. He has been up and coming since the statt of the pandemic, but not everyone improves at the same rate. Also credits to Hans for his honesty. Of course he was under pressure, but it takes courage to admits his wrongdoings as a teenager. Everyone makes mistakes. He deserves the benefit of the doubt, until proven otherwise. Very credible defense.
This is what we needed. I believe Hans. I really didn't see any proof from anybody. All he can do is keep proving the haters wrong.
i want to see him under a FBI approved lie-detector.
it's not that simple, i mean if he keeps playing at CAPS >3000 sure, that'd help, but you can't prove a negative, and the ways you can now cheat are undetectable. it's such a mess. i don't think these interviews do much to dissuade suspicion imo.
@@pudgypenguin4614 cope
@@pudgypenguin4614 Polygraphs are highly unreliable by the way. Many different studies have found them to be inaccurate and the supreme court even said that they're only slightly better than a coinflip.
Crush a player almost 200 points higher-rated than you, be unable to answer questions about the moves you made or even explain variations, and have a record of cheating twice before? That's all we need. His career is over. It doesn't matter if some stupid people don't realize what's going on.
Good for you Hans. You stuck up for yourself, told your story, and your honesty, passion, and dedication came through. You did a great job in clearing your name and I think you have taught people a lesson about judging others too quickly & jumping to conclusions. I'm excited to see the rest of your story.
😬😬😬
@@gotaplanstan LOL WELP
@@gotaplanstan though I suppose technically it still may be that he didn't cheat OTB he did just straight up lie here about the online cheating
You're doing good Hans - keep going, it's all good..
Much respect to Hans! He could not have been more brave standing up for himself here and being honest.
He is a confirmed online cheat. He does not deserve respect
*2008* "Much respect to Lance Armstrong! He could not have been more brave standing up for himself here and being honest."
Totally agree!
@@pudgypenguin4614 Are you just going around the comment section making the same stupid comparison? Armstrong literally cheated in the biggest bike race there is and there was definate proof.
Sure, cheating in onlinechess is bad, no matter if its just "random games", but the comparison is just bad.
@@ShiceIceDice sure cheating is terrible in any instance. That being said I do not believe cheating in a random blitz game when he was 16 should completely shatter his chances at living an honorable career in chess. People change. I know I’m not the same as I was when I was 16.
At first I didn't like Hans that much but this totally changed my mind. Definitely I will continue to follow up his chess career and his games.
Bro hes a scam man
He will be banned on most majors coz of Magnus probably.
I felt the same way. I was on Magnus' side then I heard this and was like oh my goodness! Hans is a beast!
He's very unlikeable
@@JohnSmith-me4ik I've literally met him in person and he's a super nice guy. Get out of your basement sometimes.
Hans. You're 19 years old. You're still a kid but god damn you sound like a grown ass man right now. Accountability and maturity through the roof. Kuddos
Hans Niemann, I wish you all the best. Your passion and dedication speaks volumes, and I hope you receive the apologies you clearly deserve from everyone who jumped to accuse you. Congratulations on your stunning game against Carlsen, I hope you go from strength to strength and I look forward to following your chess career. I'm sure it's going to be dazzling.
lmao
It's so obvious that he's cheating it's not even funny tbh
I admire you Hans. A lot of us are behind you man.
behind a cheater?
@@Ignacio-is6tg proof?
Hans absolutely nailed this interview.
I'm with you Hans. ♥️
Alpha Zero speaks for itself.
“Your emotion spoke for itself” you have to love Yasser.
A real pity how we don’t take into account that there is a person behind all the hate. My best wishes to Hans.
Two people
@@chairjacker how r those
Well for dropping out like that, Magnus, that's just bad sportsmanship. Though perhaps not intentionally, it cannot be ignored it played a part. For jumping to speculations publicly on his platform the other.
It is not bad sportsmanship.
@@chairjacker Magnus 100% believes he is cheating -- therefore he must withdraw from the tournament. Magnus, as all expert chess players know, that you have to trust your opponent in chess -- because an expert chess player can cheat so well it would be most likely impossible to notice -- only the dumb cheaters have been caught -- Magnus said 1 year ago during a long interview involving cheaters that if he would cheat then nobody would be able to notice -- and he would be unbeatable with only 1-3 small hints during a game -- if a player has suspicion that opponent may be cheating, that is an incredible psychological disadvantage -- that is Magnus point of view, word for word -- also the most dangerous and most incentivised cheaters are young players who are near the top, but never at the top, because they only need that small tiny nudge, and they are good enough chess players that they know how to cheat that makes it very hard to notice -- and because Hans couldn't explain his thought process at all during the post-game interview is extremely damning -- Magnus says this is a very good tell
@@IrregularPineapples "believes" doesn't mean evidence. I believe oranges are square doesn't make them so. Just because your idol believes in something doesn't mean it is a fact, that's how cults are formed.
The Saint Louis Chess Club's eyes are rolled behind their head in ecstasy. This interview and fiasco is the best thing that could have happened to the 2022 Sinquefield Cup.
If Niemann wins this tournament, it's a Hollywood movie.
Big facts… it’s the perfect underdog story with a corporation, the weight of an entire community, and the top players in the world against him just because he destroyed the WC in one game🤯 crazy… more salacious than any of the Beth Harmon shiz man. We really live in crazy times man
Omg lool
Not if he's using engine moves 😂😂😂
@Mustafa Khan Not at all. The Hero's redemption is a crucial part of the story.
absolutely. honestly after the whole covid fiasco then the world champ let downs, then magnus leaving the world champ cycle, it's just been bad news after bad news for chess and i had kinda grown sick of it all awhile ago. i haven't watched a tournament since the nepo magnus match. this has pulled me right back in and im excited to watch the next round. hans niemann is exactly the chaotic neutral energy the chess world needed i think lol. although maybe he didn't need the chess world on this one.
That was amazing. That was deep.
Great job Hans for speaking your truth.
Respect to Hans. Everyone making accusations against you without any proof definitely doesn't feel good.
Legend in the making. And the announcers are funny jumping on his side because they were insinuating he was cheating at certain times throughout the broadcast before the interview lmaoo
Well he did cheat online and was suspended for six months. Not quite a legend in a positive sense.
@@chessdad182 when he was 16 and against random players
@@chessdad182 Guy was a kid, I mean, if people arent able to forgive a kid that was playing prized tournament and wanted to win some money, then we have a problem.
@@jayfinkheys3497 its not about forgiveness, its about how likely that makes it that the person would do it again vs someone who has never been known for cheating. You live with the additional suspicion your entire life, its the cost of having done that bad thing once. There will be times when that works out and times when it doesnt.
if you have two equal suspects for an arson and one of them had a history of setting things on fire as a young kid, what do you think will usually happen?
not saying this approach is good but we. as humans learn somewhat inductively and so past actions colour how we adjudge the likelihood that the person repeated those actions in a diff context in the future.
@@TheAnzamin this is the reason why ex-convicts aren't given a second chance by employers, which puts them in a bad situation and makes them more likely to commit again, confirming the employer's bias
Imho a pivotal interview in contemporary chess🙏
I HAVE NEVER BEEN CAUGHT CHEATING OVER THE BOARD
Neither has Magnus. Burden of proof is on the accuser.
@@hamschh That's stupid. This isn't a legal matter. He's not even asking for anything. Magnus is saying, "this guy is a cheater. I don't want to play against cheaters." He's not saying this guy should be banned. He's not filing suit for any amount of money. He doesn't want to play cheaters and I don't blame him.
ive never heard of hans until the past few months, but i’m already a big fan. the way he plays and his determination is incredibly admirable. it’s obvious that he’s good at chess and i really doubt that anyone at this level would cheat.
Last sentence is a bad take
You would be wrong. since hes been banned online for cheating recently. Cheaters cheat, its what they do.
They do cheat at this level, remember petrosian? Not saying Hans did, idk
almost all competitive cyclist dope, just see lens armstrong incident. Coincidentally, Hans is also a competitive cyclist.
this is wrong, but its pretty obvious hans was not cheating here
Huge respect to him for even giving an interview like this
This is awesome
Big support to Hans !!
Hans is very genuine here. You should be proud of yourself Han's for sticking up for yourself!
Then why isn't he speaking in his real accent, lol. That's literally the antithesis of genuine.
@@TheRealSamPreece Did you watch the video? He explains the accent.
@@ViceroyStark Yup, not buying it.
@@TheRealSamPreece You probably never lived abroad.