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Magnus Carlsen says won't play against 'cheat' Hans Niemann

World champion finally explains why he pulled out of match versus AmericanPUNE: Magnus Carlsen's reasons why he feels that Hans Niemann cheats: "unusual" progress in over-the-board chess, the 19-year-old world No. 49 American "wasn't tense or concentrating on the game at critical points" during his classical win over the Norwegian earlier this month. Carlsen's statement on twitter on Monday night puts a spotlight on his two other beliefs: "that Niemann cheated more (than what he has confessed) and more recently", and only a handful of players can outplay him with black pieces the way Niemann did at St Louis.

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Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen for the first time openly accused American Hans Niemann of cheating Monday, saying the rising star had done so more recently and more often than he previously admitted. The chess world has been shaken for three weeks by the Carlsen-Niemann controversy, since the 31-year-old five-time world champion withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in the US after losing to Niemann, 19.

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Magnus Carlsen said on Monday he believed Hans Niemann had "cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted", adding he no longer wanted to play against the American and any rivals who repeatedly cheated in the past. The 31-year-old Norwegian resigned at the Julius Baer Generation Cup last week after one move against Niemann, who lags him by almost 200 Elo points - the rating system used to calculate the relative skill levels of players. "So far I have only been able to speak with my actions, and those actions have stated clearly that I am not willing to play chess with Niemann," Carlsen said in a statement on Twitter.

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World chess champion Magnus Carlsen said on Monday he believed Hans Niemann had "cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted", adding he no longer wanted to play against the American and any rivals who repeatedly cheated in the past.

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Magnus Carlsen says won't play against 'cheat' Hans Niemann

Chess world rocked by cheating accusations made by game's leading player

Chess scandal: Out with anal beads, in with cheating accusations

Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen Accuses Hans Niemann Of Recent Cheating

World champion Magnus Carlsen alleges Niemann has cheated more than he admits

Magnus Carlsen rips Hans Niemann in latest chapter of chess feud, accuses him of cheating

Chess-World champion Carlsen alleges Niemann has cheated more than he admits

Julius Baer Cup: Magnus Carlsen Wins First Match Of Final Against Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi