American chess sensation accused of cheating dozens of more times than previously admitted: report

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The American teen chess sensation at the forefront of a cheating scandal in the sport was accused of cheating dozens of more times than he previously admitted.

Hans Niemann had been accused in recent weeks of cheating during matches. The accusations came to a fever pitch when Magnus Carlsen, one of the world’s best chess players, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after losing to Niemann and later resigning from an online match against him after one move during the preliminary round of the Julius Baer Generation Cup.

Niemann, 19, said he cheated at an event when he was 12 and again in "random games" at 16. He’s said he never cheated during a livestreamed game. As unsavory accusations arose about how Niemann may have cheated, he still managed to compete in the Generation Cup — an event that Carlsen ultimately won.

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This chess board comes from the boutique at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis. (Austin Fuller)

On Monday, Niemann was found to have cheated more than he previously admitted.

Chess.com — an online platform in which anyone could play the game and study the rules and strategy — shared a report of their investigation with the Wall Street Journal. The report indicated that Niemann "likely received illegal assistance in more than 100 online games" and as recently as 2020.

Some of the matches Niemann was accused to have cheated in involved prize money. Niemann reportedly admitted to the allegations and was banned from Chess.com for a period of time.

Chess.com didn’t say whether Niemann had cheated in over-the-board contests. The website has cheating-detection tools and hasn’t been