Hans Niemann passionately responded to the recent speculations made about him following Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup. In the round 5 post-game interview of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Niemann confessed he was cheating on chess.com and said it was the biggest mistake in his life. He added that he will not let chesscom, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura slander his reputation. Niemann’s emotional confession: I cheated in random games on chess.com and this was the biggest mistake in my life / See reactions to Niemann’s interview here
“Hikaru was thoroughly enjoyed watching all of my interviews and enjoyed criticizing every single detail and making frivolous implications. I’d like to see him watch my entire interview today and see what he has to say” tweeted Hans on his official twitter account.
Hans Niemann’s interviews from the Sinquefield Cup 2022:
> R2: Hans Niemann: It’s not a surprise for me that I am beating the top-level players
> R3: Hans Niemann: It must be embarrassing for the World Champion to lose to me
> R4: Hans Niemann: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left
> R5: Niemann’s emotional confession: I cheated in random games on chess.com and this was the biggest mistake in my life
