I don't play chess, and this story doesn't particularly interest me, but since it keeps coming up and I've now read several articles on it...
It seems to me that the entire chess community is absolutely ruining this guy's life on an accusation without any proof. This chess champ had clout to burry this guy with a tweet.
Carlsen won't play in future tournaments where this guy is also there and won't do a rematch. It seems like he is just sulking.
From an outsider of the game, without any proof and without a rematch, everyone is destroying Niemann unjustly. Comedians ripping into him.
This scandal has removed any interest I may have had in competitive chess not because of the possible cheating, but how the chess world handled it.
It seems to me that the entire chess community is absolutely ruining this guy's life on an accusation without any proof. This chess champ had clout to burry this guy with a tweet.
Carlsen won't play in future tournaments where this guy is also there and won't do a rematch. It seems like he is just sulking.
From an outsider of the game, without any proof and without a rematch, everyone is destroying Niemann unjustly. Comedians ripping into him.
This scandal has removed any interest I may have had in competitive chess not because of the possible cheating, but how the chess world handled it.