Wednesday night this week, Chess.com presented the results of its investigation into Hans Niemann (19). IN report Chess.com states that Hans Niemann may have cheated in over 100 games.

However, Niemann was not banned from the sport, and he is currently participating in the Americas Championships in St. Louis.

In the ongoing chess championships in the United States, security checks are carried out extra meticulously due to chess fights and the fight against cheating.

In addition to the usual metal detectors, organizers have used frequency scanners to investigate usage all silicon devices or radio signals, printers Chess24.

Taking pictures from the live broadcast of the organizers of St. Louis Chess Club showed Niemann was asked to turn around so organizers could also scan the 19-year-old’s backside.

Earlier this fall, speculation mounted about the use of anal balls as a cheating method, which Niemann denied.

Anal bullet accusations: – Dress me up naked

This thorough extension of the safety routine – which also applies to the other entrants at the American Chess Championship, where one of them even had to check the bananas he was carrying – meant that the start of the tournament was delayed by 30 minutes.

However, it doesn’t appear to have affected the 19-year-old: Niemann is currently dominating the tournament at St. Louis, according to Chess24.

It doesn’t match some of the rivals:

Slaughtered

Last night, Grandmaster Wesley So massacred the controversial Niemann.

– He shows no respect to anyone in the world of chess. Among other things, he called some idiots, and that sort of thing. He also beat Magnus Carlsen … Everyone knows that Hans is probably the most dishonorable chess player, So . said Chess24.

Magnus Carlsen leads the match against Niemann. Carlsen recently withdrew from the major Sinquefield Cup tournament in the US after losing to Niemann. After that he made a cryptic message indicating that the background was fraudulent from the American side.

When Carlsen and Niemann met in the Chess Champions tournament last week, Carlsen gave up after making just one move.

– Lying to us right in the face

Carlsen later announced in a statement published on Twitter that he believed Niemann had cheated “more, and more recently, than he officially admits.” Report to Chess.com from earlier this week, suggesting that Niemann may have cheated in more than 100 chess games.