Hans Niemann

American chess grandmaster (born 2003)

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Hans Niemann

Niemann at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

Full name| Hans Moke Niemann
Country| United States
Born|  (2003-06-20) June 20, 2003 (age 21)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Title| Grandmaster (2021)
FIDE rating| 2733 (September 2024)
Peak rating| 2733 (September 2024)
Ranking| No. 16 (September 2024)
Peak ranking| No. 16 (September 2024)

Hans Moke Niemann (born June 20, 2003) is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer.[1] He first entered the top 100 junior players list on March 1, 2019, and became a FIDE grandmaster on January 22, 2021.[2][3][4] In July 2021, he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. He had a peak global ranking of No. 16 in September 2024.[5]

In September 2022, Niemann became embroiled in a controversy after defeating reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup.[6] As a result, Carlsen withdrew from the tournament, which many interpreted as an accusation that Niemann had cheated during the match. Later, Carlsen directly accused Niemann of cheating and said that he would decline future pairings with him.[7] In a later interview, Niemann admitted to cheating in online chess games when younger, but denied cheating in over-the-board games.[8]

Niemann was banned from competing on Chess.com, which published a report noting over 100 games on the site in which Niemann had "likely cheated" according to an internal anti-cheating measure. In response, Niemann filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Carlsen, Chess.com, and fellow grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura.[9] On June 27, 2023, the case was dismissed by a federal judge.[10] On August 28, 2023, Niemann, Carlsen, and Chess.com announced that they had reached an agreement over the matter, in which Niemann was fully reinstated on Chess.com and permitted to participate in future Chess.com events. Carlsen agreed to play him if they matched up, and all parties agreed not to pursue further legal action.[11]

## Early life and education

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Niemann was born in San Francisco, California and is of mixed Hawaiian and Danish ancestry.[12] He moved to the Netherlands at the age of seven, where he attended a Leonardoschool [nl] for the gifted and started playing chess.[13] He eventually returned to the United States, attending schools in Orinda, California and Weston, Connecticut before finally attending Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in New York City for his junior and senior years of high school, becoming financially independent and working as a chess teacher to support himself.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

## Chess career

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### Training

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Niemann attended the U.S. Chess School alongside future grandmasters Andrew Tang, Abhimanyu Mishra, Awonder Liang, Christopher Yoo, and David Brodsky—as well as future U.S. Women's Chess Champion Carissa Yip. While there, he received training from grandmasters Joshua Friedel, Ben Finegold and Jacob Aagaard.[20][21][22] He also received training from international master John Grefe, whom he considers his "first serious chess coach."[23][24]

### 2012–2015

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In 2012,[citation needed] Niemann qualified for the Dutch National Youth Chess Championship.[25][26] Later, in December, he participated in his first rated tournament in the US. In 2013, he participated in the SuperNationals V in Nashville with a rating of 1486, scoring 4/7.[17]

On December 16, 2014, Niemann became the youngest-ever winner of the Tuesday Night Marathon at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club, the oldest chess club in the United States, earning him the title of USCF master.[27][28] He also competed in the under-12 section of the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa, scoring 6/11.[14][29] By January, he had crossed the 2000-Elo rating threshold for the first time with a rating of 2192.[5]

### 2016–2018

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From 2016-2023, Niemann was a part of the US Chess Federation's All-America Chess Team.[30][31][32][33][34][35][36] Afer becoming a FIDE master in early 2016, he competed in the Saint Louis Invitational IM Norm.[15] He and Carissa Yip were among the youngest players in the competition.[37] He also competed in the 2016 North American Youth Championship, tying for first place in the under-18 section. In 2017, he entered the SuperNationals VI tournament as the top seed in the K–8 category with a rating of 2412, ultimately finishing in first place.[15][38]

In August 2018, Niemann competed in the U.S. Masters Championship, earning both a GM and an IM norm.[39][40][41] He became eligible for the title the title of international master after his performance at the Cambridge IM Norm Invitational in August 2018, officially receiving the title later that year.[42][43] From November 24-December 3, Niemann participated in the World Youth Under-16 Olympiad in Konya, Turkey—scoring six consecuting wins before finally finishing in third place overall.[13][44] Then, from December 14-16, he played in the National K-12 Grade Championships, winning the blitz competition undefeated with a score of 12/12, tying for first place in the bughouse duo competition, and tying for first place in the event overall.[16][45][46][47]

### 2019–2021

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From 2019-2021, Niemann's Elo rating rose from 2466 to 2645—an increase of almost 200 points.[5]

In April 2019, Niemann won the Foxwoods Open blitz event with a perfect 10/10 score.[3][48] Then in June, he won the inaugural ChessKid Games hosted by Chess.com in a duos team with Alexander Wang, with Niemann scoring 20 straight victories in the event and qualifying for the 2020 Junior Speed Chess Championship.[13][49] Later that month, he tied for sixth place at the 2019 US Junior Championships in a field including Awonder Liang, Andrew Tang, and John M. Burke.[3] In October, he participated in the 2019 World Youth Championships, leading the Open Under-16 section for seven rounds with a performance rating of nearly 2600 before ultimately finishing in ninth place.[50][51][52] In November, Niemann competed in the 103rd Edward Lasker Memorial, tying for first place and acheiving a GM norm.[53][54] Then in December, he played in the National K-12 Grade Championships again, scoring 12/12 in the blitz event, 10/10 in the bughouse duo competition, and 7/7 in the 11th-Grade Championship.[55][56][57]

In April 2020, Niemann participated in the FIDE World Youth Championship, placing sixth in the American Continental Selection Open.[58] Then in November, he achieved his third and final GM norm at the Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy GM Norm Invitational, placing first in the event overall.[59] Also in November, he won the 75th Annual Texas State Amateur Championship in Fort Worth, Texas with a score of 6½/7.[60] In December, Niemann won the blitz competition at the VII Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival. He also surpassed the 2500 Elo threshold required to become a grandmaster, officially receiving the title in 2021.[4][43][61][62]

In January 2021, Niemann placed third in the Vergani Cup, held in Bassano del Grappa, Italy.[63] In February, he played in the Winter Chess Festival "Paraćin 2021" event in Paraćin, Serbia, winning both the classical and blitz sections with scores of 7/10 and 10½/11 respectively.[64][65][66] Then in April, Niemann was featured on the front cover of Chess Life magazine, with a cover story documenting his journey to becoming a grandmaster and an accompanying podcast.[67][68] In July, Niemann won the World Open in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, defeating John M. Burke in tiebreaks.[69][70][71] Later that month, he won the U.S. Junior Championship hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC), which entitled him to compete in the 2022 U.S. Chess Championship.[72] In August, he finished second behind grandmaster Aleksandr Lenderman at the 121st U.S. Open Chess Championship with a score of 8/9.[73]

### 2022

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In March 2022, Niemann broke into the chess top 100 for classical time control. He was the 12th-ranked American.[74] In the FTX Crypto Cup, he won a game with the black pieces in a second-round match against Carlsen.[75] In the post-game interview after defeating Carlsen, Niemann said, "Chess speaks for itself" before walking off. Despite winning four other games, Niemann didn't win any of his overall matches in the FTX Crypto tournament, and finished last out of a field of eight with zero match points.[76]

A few weeks later, at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup in September, Niemann won another game against world champion Carlsen, leading Carlsen to withdraw from the tournament and sparking international controversy (see section below).[76] Niemann faced Carlsen again two weeks later during the Julius Baer Generation Cup. Carlsen resigned that game after one move, further fueling the controversy.[77]

In December 2022, Niemann placed second at the Chessable Sunway Sitges Open, after winning a tiebreak against Amin Tabatabaei. The tournament consolidated his rating as a 2700 player on the official FIDE ratings list for the first time.[78][79] During the World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships held in late December in Kazakhstan, Niemann finished 100th out of 177 in Rapid and 47th out of 176 in Blitz.[80][81]

### 2023

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In April 2023 Niemann finished 6th out of 200 at the Open Chess Menorca with the top 10 players all tying for seven points after the nine round round-robin and Gukesh D taking the win.[82][83] Later that month he participated in the Kazakhstan Chess Cup, a side event to the World Chess Championship 2023 also held in the country at the same time,[84] finishing 6th out of 167.[85][86]

In May, he started as the top seed for the Baku Open International Chess Festival, finishing 54th out of 122,[87] with Prraneeth Vuppala achieving a surprise win against him, crossing the 2500 Elo mark to become a Grandmaster.[88][89] In the same month, Niemann participated in the 2023 Dubai Open Chess Tournament as the second highest seed. He finished 47th after losing to non-titled Xue Haowen with white pieces in the eighth round.[90]

In June, Niemann won the 1000GM 2023 Las Vegas Super Swiss, following a tiebreak with Mikhail Antipov.[91] In July, he won the Uralsk Open 2023 in Kazakhstan.[92] In August, he reached a settlement with Chess.com and began playing games again on their site. He won the Timșoara Grand Prix Rapid, the third stage of the Romanian Grand Prix.[93] He then transferred to the fourth stage Arad Grand Prix Classic, placing second after Haik Martirosyan.[94]

In October, Niemann competed at the US Championships at SLCC, coming in 7th.[95] At the 2023 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships, he finished 26th out of 105 in Rapid and 39th out of 206 in Blitz.[96]

In November, Niemann was the 2nd seed at the Tournament of Peace, a 10 player GM round robin. He eventually won by a massive 3 point margin after scoring 8/9, garnering him his 3rd classical tournament win and 4th overall of the season after a difficult start.[citation needed]

### 2024

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From January 13-28, Niemann competed in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in the B section. Although he started off strongly with two wins in the first half of the tournament against GM Liam Vrolijk and IM Divya Deshmukh, he suffered back-to-back losses to IM Eline Roebers and GM Marc Andria Maurizzi, finishing in 7th place.

On February 2, the Saint Louis Chess Club said they would not invite Niemann to any invitationals in 2024 due to his "inappropriate behavior." This was later reported to involve damage to his hotel room during the 2023 US Championships. Niemann published a video confirming that he had damaged a hotel room, but also claimed that he "incessantly apologized and was supposed to be reinstated by the hotel."[97]

Also in February, Niemann played in the Djerba Chess Masters, finishing second in tiebreaks to Daniel Dardha after defeating GMs Aryan Tari and Bilel Bellahcene but suffering another loss to GM Marc Andria Maurizzi.

Niemann scored his first tournament win of 2024 in April, scoring 8/9 as the top seed of the GRENKE Open and winning clear first.

In May, Niemann played the Dubai Global Police Chess Challenge. After starting off slowly with three draws against three 2400-rated IMs, he scored wins against GMs Aydin Suleymanli and S.P. Sethuraman, finishing in a tie for 2nd place and 7th on tiebreak. He then participated in the Sharjah Masters, starting seeded 14th, and went on to finish 15th with a score of 5.5/9.

In June, Niemann played for Tremblay in the French Team Championship, scoring a combined 8/11 and crossing the 2700 mark in live FIDE ratings for the first time in a year. He then played a blitz match against GM Vidit Gujrathi in Texas, coming out on top after scoring 6-3 in the 2+2 section and winning $30,000.

In August, Niemann started the "Hans Niemann Against The World" event on his newly created website GMHans.com with matches against several top 50 players, including Anish Giri, Nikita Vitiugov, and Étienne Bacrot facing each of them in their respective FIDE countries (Netherlands, England, and France). Each match consisted of six classical and rapid games and twelve blitz games. For match points, wins in the classical portion were worth three points, wins in the rapid games were worth two points, and wins in the blitz games were worth one point. Niemann won against Giri 24-18 winning 3.5-2.5 in classical, tying 3-3 in rapid, and winning 7.5-4.5 in blitz.[98] He subsequently won against Vitiugov 25-12. He scored victories in all three formats, going 8-5 in classical, 8-4 in rapid, and 9-3 in blitz.[99] He finally won against Bacrot 27-12, winning the classical portion 4.5-1.5, tying the rapid portion 3-3, and winning the blitz portion 9-3.[100] As a result of his victories in the event, Niemann gained 22 rating points and entered the top 20 in the world. He also entered the top 100 in rapid for the first time, with his rating rising by 23.9 points, and the top 30 in blitz, with his rating rising by 80.6 points.

From August to September, Niemann participated in the Speed Chess Championship, defeating Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the first round 12.5-11.5.[101] He then defeated Grandmaster Wesley So in the second round 13-10. As a result, Niemann was slated to face Magnus Carlsen in the semifinals.[102] The match was highly anticipated, with Niemann expressing a desire to take revenge on Carlsen for allegedly defaming him.[103][104] In the end, Carlsen defeated Niemann 17.5-12.5, taking an early lead in the 5+1 format before drawing Niemann in the 3+1 and 1+1 formats.[105]

### PRO Chess League

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Niemann has competed in the PRO Chess League since 2017, competing for the Las Vegas Desert Rats (2017), Saint Louis Arch Bishops (2019, winning team) and Norway Gnomes (2020).[106]

## Streaming career

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Niemann streams both online and over-the-board chess on Twitch, competing against fellow chess streamers such as GMs Andrew Tang, Daniel Naroditsky, Nakamura,[107] WFM Alexandra Botez and Carlsen. In his streaming career, Niemann served as a coach and co-commentator for the second PogChamps online chess tournament,[108] coaching participating Twitch streamers like xQc, Ludwig, Forsen[109] and Hafu, as well as strongman and actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.[citation needed]

Niemann first started streaming in the summer of 2018, then more regularly in the spring of 2019.[110] His viewership grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, coinciding with an overall boom in the chess category on Twitch.[110][111]

## Cheating allegations and lawsuit

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### Sinquefield Cup incident

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Main article: Carlsen–Niemann controversy

In the third round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, Niemann defeated then world chess champion Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces, playing the Nimzo-Indian Defence. Niemann's live rating surpassed 2700 for the first time with this win.[6] Carlsen withdrew from the Cup the following day, revealing his decision through a cryptic tweet that included a video of Portuguese football manager José Mourinho saying: "If I speak, I'm in big trouble, and I don't want to be in big trouble." Although Carlsen did not make any explicit accusations himself, his tweet, coupled with the heightened security measures implemented at the tournament after his defeat, suggested the presence of an allegation regarding Niemann cheating over the board,[7] an accusation denied by Niemann and several commentators.[112][7][113] Niemann continued the tournament with 4 draws and 2 losses.[114]

Niemann faced Carlsen again in a much-anticipated game during the Julius Baer Generation Cup. Carlsen resigned the game after one move, further fueling the controversy.[77] It has been characterized as the most serious cheating controversy for international chess since the Toiletgate incident in the World Chess Championship 2006.[115] Many chess players and public figures commented on the controversy, including former world champion Garry Kasparov.[116]

On September 26, 2022, Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating in a statement posted on Twitter.[13][117][118][119] Carlsen stated he had considered withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup due to Niemann's last-minute inclusion, believed that Niemann cheated more often and more recently than he had publicly admitted, and was convinced by Niemann's behaviour during their Cup game to withdraw from the tournament. He stated that he was limited in what he could say openly without "explicit permission from Niemann", and that he would not play chess with Niemann in the future.[120][121][122]

### Responses and analysis

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The executive director of the St. Louis Chess Club, Tony Rich, said that no formal complaint was made in writing.[123] Chief Arbiter Chris Bird published a statement affirming there was "no indication that any player has been playing unfairly" during the tournament, but did not address the reason for additional security measures added after Magnus' withdrawal.[124]

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura accused Niemann of previously being suspended from Chess.com,[125] for cheating in online tournaments.[115] Niemann admitted in a post-game interview to having cheated in online games when he was 12 and 16 years old, but strongly denied ever cheating in an over-the-board game.[7][126][8][127] Niemann revealed that Chess.com had suspended him again from the site and their events in light of the controversy.[126][8] Chess.com's chief chess officer, Daniel Rensch, confirmed that Niemann would remain suspended pending an explanation of his past cheating on the platform.[128][115]

A statistical analysis of Niemann's games since 2020, including the Sinquefield Cup game between Carlsen and Niemann, by anti-cheating expert Ken Regan,[129][130] found no evidence of cheating.[131][132] In early October 2022, Chess.com released a report identifying more than 100 games in which he had "likely cheated" according to an internal measure, some as recently as 2020, when he was 17.[133]

### Lawsuit

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On October 20, 2022, Niemann filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Carlsen, Chess.com, Play Magnus Group, and Nakamura, regarding claims of his cheating. The case was filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis, where the Sinquefield Cup took place.[134] Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter wrote that the case would be "tough to win", based on legal precedents and the difficulty of proving actual malice under US law.[135] By December 7, 2022, all defendants except Play Magnus Group had filed motions to dismiss on various grounds, including lack of jurisdiction and the State of Connecticut's anti-SLAPP laws.[136]

On June 27, 2023, the case was dismissed by a federal judge.[10] On August 28, 2023, Chess.com announced in a blog post that the parties had reached a settlement and there would be no further litigation. Chess.com reinstated Niemann's account and let him play in future events. Carlsen agreed to play Hans if paired in the future, stating: “I acknowledge and understand Chess.com’s report, including its statement that there is no determinative evidence that Niemann cheated in his game against me at the Sinquefield Cup.”[137]

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American grandmasters

Chess players for the United States with the FIDE title of grandmaster (GM) by title decade

1950–1959|

* Benko
* Bisguier
* Evans
* Fine
* Fischer
* Kashdan
* Reshevsky
* Rossolimo

1960–1969|

* Byrne
* Kavalek
* Lombardy

1970–1979|

* Alburt
* Biyiasas
* Christiansen
* Dzindzichashvili
* Gulko
* Palatnik
* Rogoff
* Tarjan

1980–1989|

* Benjamin
* D. Gurevich
* Dake
* De Firmian
* Denker
* Dlugy
* Ehlvest
* Fedorowicz
* Goldin
* Henley
* Kaidanov
* Kudrin
* Mednis
* Rohde
* Seirawan
* Soltis
* Wilder
* Zaichik

1990–1999|

* Akopian
* Annakov
* Becerra
* Bruzón
* Fishbein
* I. Gurevich
* Ivanov
* Kamsky
* Novikov
* Onischuk
* Sagalchik
* Schwartzman
* Serper
* Shabalov
* Shaked
* Sher
* Sherzer
* Shulman
* Stripunsky
* Wolff
* Yermolinsky

2000–2009|

* Akobian
* Aronian
* Ashley
* Bhat
* Caruana
* Domínguez
* Erenburg
* Finegold
* Friedel
* Gareyev
* González
* Hernández
* Hess
* Izoria
* Jimenez
* Kaufman
* Khachiyan
* Kraai
* Kreiman
* Moradi
* Nakamura
* Perelshteyn
* Quesada
* Ramírez
* So
* Świercz
* Zherebukh
* Ziatdinov

2010–2019|

* Antipov
* Arnold
* Brown
* Burke
* Chandra
* Checa
* Holt
* Hungaski
* Krush
* Lenderman
* Li
* Liang
* Molner
* Naroditsky
* Oparin
* Robson
* Sevian
* Sevillano
* Shankland
* Smith
* Tang
* Troff
* Xiong
* Yang
* Zierk

2020–2029|

* Balakrishnan
* Brodsky
* Daggupati
* Fernandez
* Guo
* Hong
* Jacobson
* Mishra
* Niemann
* Sheng
* Sturt
* Tiglon
* Woodward
* Yoo

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