The International Chess Federation (FIDE) mentioned it would convene a three-person panel to look into world champion Magnus Carlsen’s allegations that American participant Hans Niemann had cheated.
Carlsen, 31, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Missouri earlier this month after dropping to the 19-year-old, who lags him by virtually 200 Elo factors – the score system used to calculate the relative ability degree of gamers.
The shock defeat and Carlsen’s withdrawal from the over-the-board match sparked a furore of feedback and allegations that Niemann had cheated, together with from U.S. grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura.
The Norwegian then resigned on the Julius Baer Generation Cup after only one transfer towards Niemann in a web based recreation.
Niemann has beforehand been banned from chess.com for dishonest on-line after admitting he had not performed pretty in non-competitive video games on the web site in his youth. However, he has denied any wrongdoing in over-the-board video games.
Carlsen on Monday mentioned that he believed Niemann had “cheated more – and more recently – than he has publicly admitted”.
FIDE mentioned in a press release on Thursday: “The focus of the investigation would be twofold: checking the world champion’s claims of alleged cheating by Niemann and Niemann’s self-statement regarding online cheating …
“The panel will ensure a fair ruling, protecting the rights of both parties during the investigation.”
Reuters
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk