World No. 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen has been accused of “damaging” the game after sensationally giving up a match against a fellow grandmaster after a move over fears his rival was using anal beads to cheat.
In a statement on Friday, International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich revealed that he was dissatisfied with Carlsen’s behavior in withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup and abandoning his match against 19-year-old opponent Hans Niemann. .
The resignation came amid rumors that Neimann cheated by using a vibrating anal sex toy.
Dvorkovich took aim at the Carlsen world, saying the 31-year-old Norwegian bears a “moral responsibility” because he is “seen as a global ambassador for the game”.
‘Your actions impact the reputation of your peers, sports [sport-related] results, and can eventually be detrimental to our game. We strongly believe there were better ways to handle this situation,” he said.
The statement did not ‘specify’ which situation they were referring to, although it is likely to be the sensational claim about anal beads, which Neimann has denied.
He is accused of using a remotely controlled vibrating sex toy to gain an advantage over Carlsen by having an accomplice sound the device to guide him to better moves.
The president said the game’s governing body is looking to create a group of ‘specialists’ who will root out cheating at FIDE events.
“FIDE is prepared to charge its Fair Play commission with a thorough investigation of the incident,” Dvorkovich said.
The head of the chess body said more evidence would be needed before such an investigation could begin.
Carlsen poses with the FIDE World Chess Championship trophy at the Dubai Expo 2020 in the Gulf emirate on December 12, 2021.
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich is calling for a team of specialists to be assembled to investigate allegations of cheating in chess.
Chess genius Hans Niemann, 19, (pictured) lost in the quarterfinals of the Julius Baer Generation Cup on Thursday. The teen has been accused of cheating in many different and imaginative ways, including using vibrating anal beads to communicate with his trainer.
American teenage chess player Neimann lost in the quarterfinals on Thursday, eliminating the possibility of a dramatic rematch between the cheat-ridden prodigy and Carlsen.
Neimann lost to Le Quang Liem on Thursday.
He has furiously denied using vibrating anal beads for advice on how to play.
‘I have never cheated in a game on the board. If they want me to get completely naked, I will,” she said.
The Bay Area native unexpectedly defeated the world champion in a real-life battle for the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis a month before the online tournament on Chess24.
Any chance of a rematch against rival Magnus Carlsen, 31 (pictured), who gave up dramatically against Neimann in a previous match, is gone.
The teen chess star sparked rumors that she was cheating by using remote-controlled vibrating anal beads to communicate with her trainer, Maxim Dlugy.
Dlugy was banned from Chess.com in 2017 after allegedly cheating in one of the titles, and was the first to suspect Borislav Ivanov of cheating with a device in his shoes in 2013.
Dlugy, a former chess prodigy, was also jailed for trying to embezzle $9 million from a magnesium plant he ran in Russia, but was later cleared of all charges.
Carlsen was asked about his thoughts on the bizarre claims of cheating by a reporter in Oslo.
“Unfortunately, I can’t speak to that in particular, but people can draw their own conclusions and they certainly have,” Carlsen said. “I have to say that I am very impressed with Niemann’s game and I think his mentor Maxim Dlugy must be doing a great job.”
With Neimann’s recent loss, Carlsen will now play Vincent Keymer in the semi-finals and, if he wins, will face Liem or Argun Erigaisi.
Carlsen shocked avid chess fans when he gave up a rematch against Niemann after just one move in the online Julius Baer Generation Cup.
He has now refused to say whether he thinks Niemann was cheating during both of his games in an interview.
He added that he thought cheating in sport was ‘easy’ to do, but that he ‘would not recommend it’ no matter how ‘tempting’ it might be.
Carlsen also said that he would ‘probably’ talk a bit more about the whole situation when the whole tournament comes to an end.
During a preliminary round in the online tournament, Carlsen surprised the announcers when he made a single move with Black, then conceded defeat and pulled out of the match. The week before, he dropped out of an overboard tournament after losing the Niemann.
Host Tania Sachdev said during Carlsen’s disappearing act that it was “unprecedented”, saying he was “making a big statement” by refusing to play Niemann.
Follow San Francisco native Niemann’s victory over Norway’s Carlsen, while the teenager was playing black, in the Sinquefield Cup on September 4.
FIDE, the world chess governing body, condemned Carlsen’s actions, saying “his actions affect the reputation of his colleagues, sporting results and may eventually harm our game.”
“We strongly believe there were better ways to handle this situation.”
Dlugy, pictured, was banned from Chess.com in 2017 after allegedly cheating on one of the Title Tuesdays.
When Carlsen withdrew from the St. Louis tournament without explanation, he posted a cryptic tweet that read, “I withdrew from the tournament.” I’ve always loved playing at @STLChessClub and I hope to return in the future.’
Along with the tweet, he posted a cryptic video of soccer coach José Mourinho saying: “If I talk, I’m in big trouble.”
Mourinho had been speaking at a news conference after a match in which his team is believed to have lost due to some questionable decisions by the referees.
Carlsen had played 53 classical matches without losing and had won the cup twice before in the last decade, but had never withdrawn from an ongoing event.
Chess.com has declined to invite Niemann to the Chess.com Global Championship, a $1 million event that begins with online qualifiers and culminates in an eight-player final in Toronto, following the controversy.
Niemann has furiously denied using vibrating anal beads for advice on how to play, saying he would “undress” if necessary.
When Carlsen withdrew from the St. Louis tournament without explanation, he posted a cryptic tweet that read, “I withdrew from the tournament.” I have always loved playing at @STLChessClub and I hope to return in the future’
Carlsen also said that he would ‘probably’ talk a bit more about the whole situation when the whole tournament comes to an end.
Niemann has furiously denied using vibrating anal beads for advice on how to play. The teen star said: ‘I’ve never cheated in a game on the board. If you want me to get completely naked, I will.
‘I don’t mind. Because I know I’m clean. You want me to play in a closed box with zero electronic transmission, I don’t care. I am here to win and that is my goal despite everything.
But critics point out that his Elo rating, which measures the strength of chess players, soared to 2701 after his victory over Carlsen, up from just 2484 in January 2021, a staggering rise that some consider unlikely.
And Niemann has admitted to cheating in online chess tournaments as a child, saying he is deeply sorry.
In an online match when he was 12, he says one of his friends brought an iPad loaded with a “chess engine” program that offered the most likely route to win.
The person Niemann was playing couldn’t see him, so he didn’t realize what was happening.
