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'Hey Hans, chess mafia here!': Chess.com roasts American GM after Niemann loses cool over technical glitch

May 01, 2026 12:18 pm

Hans Niemann's long-running feud with Chess.com exploded again, with both parties engaging in a war of words.

Netflix's 'Untold: Chess Mates' documentary into Carlsen-Niemann scandal opens old can of worms but says nothing new

April 09, 2026 9:56 am

A new Netflix documentary on the 2022 cheating scandal points to how in the Carlsen vs Niemann case, Chess.com was the chief character witness against the accused, the partial executioner, the lead investigator, and even the jury that eventually absolved Niemann

'Chess mafia strikes again!' 'Daddy pays, all perfect...': Hans Niemann, Fabiano Caruana & Vladimir Kramnik launch scathing attack on Chess.com

March 18, 2026 6:58 pm

Vladimir Kramnik and US Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana and Hans Niemann criticised the platform Chess.com for technical glitches. 

'The truth is upon us': Hans Niemann says after Netflix reveals premiere date for Carlsen cheating scandal documentary

February 25, 2026 8:17 pm

Netflix has revealed that after nearly two years of following both players in the middle of the controversy the documentary will be releasing on April 7, with a trailer coming out on March 10.

70-30 in favour of Fabi: Hans Niemann’s prediction for Gukesh D’s World Championship defense if Caruana makes cut

February 20, 2026 10:43 pm

While talking about contenders behind Caruana in the list at the upcoming Candidates, Niemann said: "If you ask me to choose between the rest, I would say Sindarov because of his good recent results. If I had to pick a third, it would probably be Praggnanandhaa."

Outsider to crowd-puller: How Hans Niemann, once accused of cheating by Magnus Carlsen, has retraced the steps to credibility

January 17, 2026 4:08 pm

Hans Niemann has harnessed the adversity into an opportunity, with a slice of help from former world champion

Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz: Viswanathan Anand comes back, Praggnanandhaa stays in present, Niemann wants his past to be forgotten

January 07, 2026 8:01 am

After appearing in the first three editions as a player, and later as the event’s ambassador and promoter, Anand returns to compete following a six-year absence.

WATCH | Magnus Carlsen dismantles Hans Niemann in 60 moves at World Rapid Championship in Doha

December 28, 2025 8:35 pm

Niemann was unbeaten in the competition with six wins and four draws until he faced Carlsen.

Why is a chief arbiter holding an umbrella over Hans Niemann's head during chess game at US Championship?

October 14, 2025 7:11 pm

Niemann even joked about it saying that he felt like a president of a country. "Honestly it made me feel like I was the president of a small country!," the GM said according to chess24.

After Magnus Carlsen says Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus impressed him, Hans Niemann defeats 14-year-old in 26 moves

September 14, 2025 12:37 am

Talking about Erdogmus, Carlsen had said: “Erdogmus is really, really good, at almost unprecedented levels at that age. So, he’s clearly impressed me the most from the young, non-established players.”

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