Stop witch-hunting the witch-hunters.
Stop the witch hunt for Hans Niemann!
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Sep 6, 2022
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Stop witch-hunting the witch-hunting, hunters who hunt for witch-hunting witches.
Sep 6, 2022
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Magnus is a sore loser and would not be the first time he throws a temper tantrum. If he or the other GMs had any proof of Hans cheating they would bring it to light, because it'd be in their best interests.
But all he can do is show a cryptic video and withdraw from the tournament.
If Hans has cheated here in chess.com then that's up to chess.com to not let him play, and thi site is so forgiving with cheaters they give them multiple chances to keep cheating if they "pinky promise" they won't do it again.
But that's chess.com being crap, and not FIDE.
hans fangirl...yee !
People are entitled to entitle other entitlers when it comes to judging the entitled.
All this witch-hunting has made me hungry.
He went through all that metal detection and what not before joining the game, to me it is bizzare that people accuse him of cheating.
Sep 6, 2022
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I feel that it was more likely that someone leaked Carlsen's prep, and to test that out Carlsen played an obscure line which Niemann knew. I don't think Niemann is cheating.
All this witch-hunting has me craving for more ... gingerbread.
dude0812 wrote:
He went through all that metal detection and what not before joining the game, to me it is bizzare that people accuse him of cheating.
didju see the large wand checking his fillings ? lol !
marqumax a écrit :
I have studied Hans' behaviour for a while. I'm convienced he's just a very dedicated and motivated to improve player. In his podcast on perpetual chess he claimed he gave up everything to be able to play chess, train 12 hours a day and travel around the world. Imagine you sacrifice everything for chess and the chess world meets you this unimaginable hate.
His interview was perfectly correct. He misevaluated a couple of positions, but his ideas were interesting. He seemed awkward just like any other chess player.
Stop the witch hunt
The interview was actually very weird, he commented several positions as winning for him, but if you put the positions in the engine they were clearly winning for Alireeza. Definitely weird for a GM to be so wrong about more than one position.
Leave Brittany alone! 
Sep 6, 2022
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marqumax wrote:
I have studied Hans' behaviour for a while. I'm convienced he's just a very dedicated and motivated to improve player. In his podcast on perpetual chess he claimed he gave up everything to be able to play chess, train 12 hours a day and travel around the world. Imagine you sacrifice everything for chess and the chess world meets you this unimaginable hate.
His interview was perfectly correct. He misevaluated a couple of positions, but his ideas were interesting. He seemed awkward just like any other chess player.
Stop the witch hunt
Just to play devil's advocate:
Imagine you spend 12 hours/day for 3 years trying to improve at something, and it isn't happening. Are you likely to give up and realize you have reached your peak or are you likely to double-down and find a way to force "improvement"?
Before you say the latter is ridiculous, consider how many Olympic and professional athletes do just that.
Didn't Hans say he was seriously considering quitting chess because he wasn't improving? Nothing sparks incredible improvement like the desire to give up. Maybe he could write a book "The quitters guide to reaching 2700".
I have studied Hans' behaviour for a while. I'm convienced he's just a very dedicated and motivated to improve player. In his podcast on perpetual chess he claimed he gave up everything to be able to play chess, train 12 hours a day and travel around the world. Imagine you sacrifice everything for chess and the chess world meets you this unimaginable hate.
His interview was perfectly correct. He misevaluated a couple of positions, but his ideas were interesting. He seemed awkward just like any other chess player.
Stop the witch hunt