Former world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and others have accused American chess player Hans Niemann of cheating – he allegedly received “Morse code” with an anal ball – but without evidence. In an interview on krone.tv, the president of the Austrian Chess Federation (ÖSB), Michael Stöttinger, says: “Niemann was not very well advised by a lawyer”. Another case of chess fraud occurred in Kenya this spring. One player was disguised as a woman. This is also the subject of a conversation on krone.tv with Jürgen Winterleitner.
Charged with fraud, Niemann then sued Carlsen for $100 million. The lawsuit failed. In an interview on krone.tv, ÖSB president Stöttinger says: “Niemann did not receive very good legal advice and the lawyers chose a strategy that was not very viable.”
Dizziness flew up
Meanwhile, a hitherto little-known form of cheating took place at a chess tournament in Kenya earlier this spring. A man posed as a woman and played in the women’s section of the tournament. The man wore a hijab (head and shoulder covering) typical of a Muslim woman and a niqab (face covering). The scam is loose.
Stöttinger is optimistic about the future of chess in Austria. He says: “Austria is a chess nation. (…) we also have grandmasters in Austria!” Grandmaster is the highest title in chess. In the whole world there are supposed to be about 1000 grandmasters. “About 40 of these grandmasters are among the absolute best in the world,” said the ÖSB chairman.
You can see the entire conversation in the video above.
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Source: Krone
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