It's a good point, I do also think that people (especially on social media) are too quick these days to jump all over any minor mistake a person makes. But (in

It's a good point, I do also think that people (especially on social media) are too quick these days to jump all over any minor mistake a person makes. But (in my humble opinion), if the report is correct, then Niemann went waay too far, beyond a little lying and cheating to possibly raising himself at the highest levels of chess (and winning actual money). Yeah, as you probably saw, it says he cheated online an estimated 100 times, some for actual prize events (amongst other implications). Yeah, personally, I do believe the report as it does seem to match a lot of other online analysis of his game history (this isn't the greatest video, but it is compelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjtbXxA8Fcc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjtbXxA8Fcc). And sure, it does seem cruel to call him out in an interview, but so is cheating to get to the top. Yeah, someone who cheated on this scale has robbed those players of the recognition and prize money they worked so hard to deserve. Honest players who have probably devoted way more time than Niemann had (the two years of study you mentioned is impressive, but maybe others have studied like this for decades??)