Hans Niemann

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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Citing Viswanathan Anand as example, Hans Niemann advocates for ratings decay like in tennis

September 13, 2025 1:47 am

Anand occasionally plays in classical leagues abroad and slightly more frequently competes in rapid events like the Global Chess League.

Hans Niemann jokes about buying a castle as he detoxes in nature after Freestyle Chess high in Las Vegas

August 09, 2025 4:59 pm

He said that he had played 261 classical games in 2021, then 180 in 2022. Then the cheating scandal happened.

Niemann slamming table during his LCQ match against Anish Giri. (Screengrab/Chess.com)

Hans Niemann slams table after losing to Anish Giri; no signs of going viral

July 29, 2025 2:44 pm

8 seconds out, the American was in a winning position but frozen into time trouble, in the last chance qualifier of Esports World Cup.

L-R: Jan Henric Buettner with Hans Niemann. (Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes)

'After all that trash talk, losing would’ve been exponentially more embarrassing': Niemann relieved after reaching finals at Las Vegas Freestyle event

July 19, 2025 4:11 pm

Niemann cited the achievement of reaching the finals at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Las Vegas leg as one of the highlights of the career.

India's Arjun Erigaisi in action against Levon Aronian at Las Vegas Freestyle Grand Slam semifinal. (Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes)

Arjun Erigaisi loses to Levon Aronian in semis; Hans Niemann advances to finals at Las Vegas Freestyle Grand Slam

July 19, 2025 11:47 am

Aronian, who had already knocked out Freestyle tour leader and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura earlier this week, continued his solid run by defeating Arjun after winning both classical games without needing tiebreaks.

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'I definitely made Hans very proud': Levon Aronian's cheeky response to Niemann's antics on Magnus Carlsen's defeat

July 17, 2025 5:46 pm

Carlsen and Niemann have been locked in a feud since 2022 when the Norwegian player had accused the American of cheating after losing to Niemann in a Sinquefield Cup game.

‘Karma is a …’: Hans Niemann says in commentary as Magnus Carlsen loses and gets relegated to ‘Lower Bracket’

July 17, 2025 11:15 pm

Carlsen and Niemann have been entwined in controversy for the past three years, with allegations of cheating in a Sinquefield Cup game levelled against the outspoken American in 2022 after he beat Carlsen

American GM Hans Niemann. (Photo: Lennart Ootes)

Hans Niemann explains why Magnus Carlsen will be under more pressure while facing him over board

July 16, 2025 7:33 pm

Carlsen and Niemann have played against each other a couple of times over the board since the infamous cheating scandal that rocked the sport, most notably at the FIDE World Blitz Championship in New York in December last year.

It will be Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen in Las Vegas Freestyle event after US GM qualifies via play-in tournament

June 21, 2025 1:39 pm

Niemann had also qualified to play at the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, but had pulled out at the last minute for “personal reasons”.