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@SleepingAnnual @chesscom @MagnusCarlsen @GMHikaru @GMWesleySo123 @MasakakiK @donkcheck unlikely but do you watch anime? i realised i actually have these 2 #anime conspiracy theories that combined are similar to your #chess-#poker theory. like you think chess is staged & poker is staged and there's a connection. similarly... #yuri #chessdrama #pokerdrama
@SleepingAnnual @chesscom @MagnusCarlsen @GMHikaru @GMWesleySo123 @MasakakiK @donkcheck but not just any yuri ships but yuri ships between imouto's. i call these 'double imouto ships' (imouto is japanese for younger sister eg @GMJuditPolgar is an imouto of @SusanPolgar who ...
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@donkcheck Here's my conspiracy theory that either the @fischer_random 2022 WC ( WFRCC ) & the 2022 @chesscom global championship ( CGC ) was staged or the 2022 WFRCC is extremely unfair to Wesley So:

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@donkcheck @fischer_random @chesscom NEW THEORY: FIDE lowered time controls in 2022 WFRCC as a conspiracy to favour Magnus / Hikaru over Wesley So, but WESLEY SO IS PART OF IT?!

Sergey Karjakin said in 2023 American Cup that Hikaru & Wesley So were pre-arranging. Also 2022 WFRCC & CGC?!
@donkcheck @fischer_random @chesscom TL;DR

A - 2022 WFRCC was a conspiracy against Wesley So in its time control reduction from classical (60min) to rapid (32.5min).

B - FIDE reduced time to gain sponsorship & views from faster games & having a popular player like Hikaru / Magnus as 'world champion'. They knew
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Three questions on #chessdrama are conflated and it helps to tease them apart.

1. Hans Neimann ever cheated at chess?

-Yes, he admitted to cheating twice in online chess, when he was 12 and 16 (he’s now 19)

Odds of cheating= c100%

(But does this make him “a cheater” today ?)
2. Has Neimann cheated “more and more recently” than he’s admitted?

- Carlsen believes so. Chess cheating expert Regan believes not.

There’s indicative computer evidence, Carlsen’s intuition, Chess.kom statement, Niemann silence, peer suspicion, but no ‘proof’.

Odds: c30%?
3. Did Neimann cheat in his victory against Carlsen at Sinquefield 2022?

Carlsen suspects so, based on body language, heightened(?) accuracy of play, and the prior context of 1 and 2 above. But no plausible mechanism to cheat, and motivated reasoning.

Odds of cheating: c3% ?
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So much for #chessdrama

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Q: Why don’t you want to play him?

A: He has cheated in the past and he might be cheating in the present.

Q: Which point is more important? Are you punishing him for past misdemeanours or do you have good reason to suspect he’s cheating now?

A: A bit of both.

#chessdrama
Q: So the reason you think he might be cheating now is because he’s cheated in the past?

A: Yes

Q: Once a cheater, always a cheater?

A: I didn’t say that.

Q: Can you prove that he’s cheated in over the board play more recently?

A: It’s difficult to prove. But I do suspect.
Q: Do you believe in the presumption of innocence?

A: Yes, but there is some indicative evidence here.

Q: Based on online games when he was 12 and 16?

A: Maybe more than that.

Q: Maybe?

A: I can’t say for sure.
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The Whole Hans Niemann–Magnus Carlsen Withdrawal Saga So Far.
#ChessDrama #Chess #SinquefieldCup
(Open thread)

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Post is for those out of the loop; includes links to clips and posts; everything is chronological; will be constantly updated until this fizzles out—most recent event added on 09/06, 9:53 a.m. ET. (#19, #20)
1. The broadcast for fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup is delayed by 15 minutes for an enhanced security check, in particular of Hans:
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