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Niemann was a minor, in the other cases. Youthful indiscretion deserves forgiveness.
by ncmncm 4y ago
Niemann was a minor, in the other cases. Youthful indiscretion deserves forgiveness.
- JetSetIlly 4y agoHe was a minor in the other cases he's admitted to. Chess.com has since asked him for comment on more recent accusations. There's no news on whether he's answered those accusations. https://www.chessdom.com/chess-com-explains-its-decision-to-remove-hans-niemann-from-the-platform-in-the-official-statement/ https://www.chessdom.com/chess-com-explains-its-decision-to-... I have no strong opinion on either player for what it's worth. I just think the situation is bad for the game.
- 6nf 4y agoYup and Magnus probably knows exactly how much Hans cheated on chess.com since Magnus is a large shareholder in chess.com. So the way I interpret this situation is that Magnus and chess.com is pressuring Hans and waiting for Hans to make a statement either refuting or admitting to even more cheating.
- anonymousab 4y ago> and Magnus probably knows exactly how much Hans cheated on chess.com since Magnus is a large shareholder in chess.com. Alternatively, Chess.com is backing up Magnus' behavior because he is a large shareholder in Chess.com.
- JetSetIlly 4y agoThat's an accusation far more serious than accusing someone of cheating at online chess. But it's not impossible and I had considered the thought. Ultimately I have difficulty believing that the controlling powers of chess.com would go along with a scheme like that - they're not hard up for money. Here's an article from earlier this year about General Atlantic buying into the company. https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-gets-major-investment https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-gets-major-investme...
- joshvince 4y agoHe's only 19 though, right? It's not like time has healed his mentality, it was months ago...
- rowanG077 4y agoDo you remember beeing 19? The stupid stuff I did at 16 seemed really far away. It was only a couple of months though.