Hans Niemann

Yesterday, Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup 2022 after his loss to Hans Niemann in Round 3.

[closely watches Nepo’s after-game interview](https://clips.twitch.tv/SlickNeighborlySoybeanDatBoi--HMxR9ZxHHQoJGuW) in which he comments on Carlsen-Niemann game [maybe in an ironic tone]: “It was more than impressive”! [Hikaru’s chat](https://logs.ivr.fi/?channel=gmhikaru&username=gmwso123) commenting various things, among those stating that “I wasn’t even in London in 2018”, confirming the previous point. [lost](https://worldchess.com/news/all/hans-niemann-beats-carlsen-to-cross-2700-at-the-sinquefield-cup/) to the lowest rated player, Hans Niemann in Round 3. I’m curious about the ramifications of the hints released today.” Hikaru Nakamura gets in the game and absolutely kills Niemann in his stream. He even mentions Hans’ Qg3 as “shocking”. I was thinking about it the entire game. I didn’t find ANY hint of outside help. GM Rafael Leitao backs up Niemann tweeting that “I carefully analyzed, with powerful engines, Niemann’s 2 victories in the tournament. The fourth round was indeed delayed by 15 minutes for an enhanced security check, in particular of Hans. After that, Niemann gave an [interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCeJrItfQqw) and mentioned that he “miraculously” looked at an obscure line the same morning that happened in the game and that he had only looked at it because of Magnus had played it against Wesley So in the 2018 London Chess Classic. Well, [Chessbase disagrees](https://clips.twitch.tv/KawaiiExquisiteMochaTwitchRaid-znyHqdDiWWtTuFOF) with Niemann on this, and Hikaru couldn’t leave this uncommented.