Niemann Suddenly Playing Like Magnus Carlsen

Did Hans Niemann Just Turn Into Magnus Carlsen? Hans Niemann is suddenly playing like a blitz chess beats, playing Hikaru Nakamura in this chess game in Titled Tuesday Weekly Chess on chess.com. Epic chess battle between Hikaru Nakamura and Hans Niemann, remarkable chess!
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[@HansNiemannChess]

I appreciate the coverage:) legend

[@HaroldtheNihongoStudent]

Hi Hans! Keep up the good work!

[@brhbrh6326]

More power to your (chess) elbow GM Hans. Much respect, and loving your attacking style from Iceland.

[@Klara906090]

Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz ?

[@JakeLian]

​@@Klara906090lame lame lame?

[@Klara906090]

@@JakeLian cheating is lame , you're right

[@kevindubois5897]

Hard to believe this is the same guy who got crushed by an IM at Tata Steel only a few weeks ago

[@sohammaster4633]

Accept he is better ​@@ballsackery

[@sohammaster4633]

​@@ballsackery proff of cheating

[@sohammaster4633]

No proff of cheating

[@Chance-ry1hq]

Kramnik calls this interesting match stockfish vs stockfish.

[@trunksx3765]

Kramnik only accuses Hikaru nowadays, he met hans in reallife and played some games of chess offline - now he never talk aboput him

[@mavenofmacau6391]

magz and hikaru, when they face niemann online, play like they're facing a computer. they won't mix it up in an open sicilian

[@zugzwangelist]

That's because they are indeed facing a computer.

[@ChessKingsTV777]

Hans is so good, people started to think he's a computer LOL!

[@rohan1864]

@@ChessKingsTV777 He's so good he didn't even need to play by himself many times. He's so good he was actually using computer assistance to win elo and money. Good thing he wasn't playing by his own skill then, cause he's so good he'd had probably played even better.

[@dracarys8609]

​@@ChessKingsTV777Do you mfs even watch chess? His records in recent fide championships was horrible

[@rg7535]

@@dracarys8609 Well, almost all of them. He plays almost all tournaments at a 2300-2400 level, but recently he did play one where there were no anti-cheating measures, and he performed at a 2950 level! Also, the organizers said they had multiple reasons to suspect he was cheating, but I'm sure it's all a coincidence.

[@vibhorpathak6342]

‘Online’ chess speaks for itself 😂😂😂😂

[@quebono100]

haha this is comedy gold

[@JohnDuthie]

After Hikaru goes c4, it reminds me of something he'd play against a bot. Intentionally locking everything down.

[@Day-wm7nn]

this is what it is. If you watch Hikaru vs bots videos, he locks down everything and waits. It's a subtle move by Hikaru, not noticed by people who dont watch his content, but to me at least, it was super apparent

[@alanklm]

This made me laugh hard xD ty

[@Dash-Ø7-X]

Does that mean he is sending msg that he is playing with a bot

[@rg7535]

Exactly.

[@zzzcherryzzz]

Hans just played in the Challengers section at Tata Steel and finished equal 7th. It was won by Leon Luke Mendonca rated 2608. Second/Third place to Daniel Dardha rated 2602 and Marc Andria Maurizzi rated 2572. In this tournament Hans also lost to Eline Roebers rated 2381. These are over the board games. I'm not suggesting anything but I see a lot of posts on youtube about Hans and his genius play but no mention of results like this so I'm just keeping it real in my own little way. Your welcome!!!

Blitz and classic are different things

[@scottekoontz]

And he TROUNCED players at another tournament that you clearly missed. He did so well the Hans Haters Club had to issue their "he done cheated, I knows it" proclamation.

[@zzzcherryzzz]

@@scottekoontz Yeah, I don't hate him, I don't hate anyone, I just mentioned his most recent tournament. All the best.

[@ivanviehoff6025]

Epic Chess has shown us quite a few games where Niemann played badly. Niemann - Quparadze is the funniest. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e37FqGiqettlZ7M

[@abstuli1490]

​@ Hans was only number 39 in the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2023 so I was not impressed with Hans' results in that tournament. Titled Tuesday Weekly Chess is also known for having many cheaters. Caruana has said this: "When we spoke to Kramnik he estimated that 25% of titled players in Titled Tuesday or online chess are cheating. I would guess it is much higher than that. I think it is probably over half [of titled players] who at least very sporadically [cheat]". When someone who has cheated before in online tournaments like Hans and he knows that Titled Tuesday is full of cheaters, it can be tempting to cheat a little sporadically yourself. I would never trust Hans as a previously caught cheater playing in an online tournament he knows is full of cheaters it can be tempting to go back to his old sins.

[@mikecroke6078]

Perfect timing. Just sat down for my coffee break

[@epicchess2021]

haha nice hope you enjoy!

[@mikecroke6078]

@@epicchess2021 I always do. Keep that fire content coming!!!

[@rg7535]

Yeah, nothing suspicious at all about a guy who plays months like a 2300, then plays a few games (the onws without strong anti-cheating detection) as the strongest player in the world. This is beyond funny at this point. Other than a few 15 year olds who watch his streams, no one thinks this dude is clean. Top GMs talk about it openly, even.

[@scottekoontz]

Now why would a 2700 player maintain his 2700 rating and then maintain his 2700 rating for another year, then maintain... This is beyond sad to see people think that all GMs remain at exactly the same Elo and play exactly like the Elo suggest for every game.

[@RichACBlues]

@@scottekoontz consistency is what separates pros from amateurs.

[@rg7535]

@@scottekoontz They don’t remain on the same level, but there isn’t a single other GM in the world who vacillates between 2300-2950, because even the ones who cheat are aware enough not to be so blatant at it. Niemann does it because he’s really not that good, so he doesn’t know how to disguise his cheating very well, and because his fan base is 13 years old, so he can do that to draw some more pre-teen viewers to his streams, where he makes his money.

[@KvS1248]

Always when Hans plays chess he buzzes with excitement :)

[@alphaandomegaministry2718]

Hans instinctively understands risk taking strategy and when/where to sacrifice material. A lot of his breakthroughs seem to come this way. He is truly an entertainer in the chess world. Chess needs Hans - Nihal and Pragg. Period!

[@bamdad19996]

Hilarious how suddenly he gets amazing online but got clapped in OTB

[@OlofLindberg]

He got shared rank 16th place in world rapid championship and shared rank 28th in blitz OTB.

[@RichACBlues]

@@OlofLindberg He got 39th place at the world blitz. what are you talking about? Ranked #92 in world but somehow jumps to #3 online? lol....

[@OlofLindberg]

@@RichACBlues 28th - 39th all had 12,5 points at world blitz. Top players like Pragg, Gukesh and Anish Giri got same amount of points as Hans - 12.5. Do you consider them bad?

[@RichACBlues]

@@OlofLindberg Hans finished 39th world blitz champs. Gukesh and Prag are known for not being good at blitz. Anish I never see playing online. But Hans is ranked #3 in the world in online blitz!! hahahahah. right...... stop being naive bud.

[@OlofLindberg]

@@RichACBlues You are clueless.

[@RemnTheteth]

I feel like I learn a lot about chess hearing you talk about it. More than other channels. You talk about what's relevant to the situation, and keep line theory short to stay on topic. Focusing more on how to think, not what to think. Really entertaining game. That was trench warfare until Niemann jumped the line.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot! Glad to hear

[@JimmySlacksack]

shame you couldnt show his celebration and subsuqent hilarious rant about immersurable sacrfices and hard work paying off !

[@Wolf_Larsen]

Niemann playing more like Magnus is simple: engines have started to adopt some of Carlsen's strategy. You can see it even with Stockfish.

[@Joshwaheazo]

Huh, what are you talking about?

[@RichACBlues]

@@Joshwaheazo years ago pro players would prove engines wrong in some cases. Fabiano talked about this with levitov chessworld. Engines get more advanced as time goes on. So do ways to cheat without detection, like making humanlike moves. Its the same for aimbots now in fps games. same logic.

[@reconnaisance]

@@Joshwaheazohe’s living in his delusional world where hans can only win by engines 😂 too much gothamchess for you

[@rohan1864]

@@reconnaisance he can probably win without an engine from time to time but he can also win with an engine among other things, and he did plenty of times ;)

[@RichACBlues]

@@reconnaisance its delusional to think a guy who is ranked #92 in the world. who currently played terribly in world blitz finishing 40th. at the same time shoots to #3 online? hahahaha. try to convince me mouse movements and a 2d board make all the difference in the world. hahaha. speaking of delusional. smh....

[@jonathanprice8648]

He’s not playing like Magnus until he plays like this consistently over 10 years

[@ivanviehoff6025]

What a very human game this was. Especially in the way that Niemann made three blunders no computer ever suggested. First he hung a pawn, but Nakamura thinks for a long time and blunders in failing to take it. Then Niemann made an unsound knight sacrifice, but Nakamura failed to take best advantage and blundered back. Finally Niemann missed a forced win, but Nakamura missed the forced draw. Another very human feature was the way Niemann failed to take full advantage of Nakamura's inaccuracies in the opening, with equal inaccuracies of his own. So Niemann won in extremely human style. And this is really quite typical.

[@renx81]

The difference between a pin and a skewer has to do with the value of the pieces. In case of a pin, the higher value piece is x-rayed through the lower value one, vice-versa in case of a skewer. 12:23 is a skewer.

[@noone-ld7pt]

Didn't this guy just lose to a 2300 in classical? Interesting.

[@RichACBlues]

he finished 40th in the world blitz and is ranked #92 in FIDE world ranking. its absurd that he is somehow #3 online lol.

[@Day-wm7nn]

@@RichACBlues shhh , you might awaken the Hans horde

[@michaelmurray6197]

@@RichACBlues There is something to be said for how memory works based on people being in a familiar surroundings. If he learned and practiced chess online then he is probably going to go better online and worse on a board. Kind of like how if you practice something with music you will remember it better when playing that music. Or if you always study sitting down then your memory will be worse if you are laying down or standing. I'd imagine that the difference between 40th and 3rd is remembering a single move further ahead, or being able to think out your moves just a fraction of a second ahead each time. And I could easily see someone that is always looking at a digital chessboard mentally being thrown off the tiniest bit when they are looking at actual chess pieces.

[@RichACBlues]

@@michaelmurray6197 The guy plays more OTB tournaments than anyone else. And even if all he did was play online, you are not going to be THAT much better. Its absurd.

[@asaraphym802]

Online Niemann = Godlike....OTB Niemann = losing to 2300s

[@stoppernz229]

Except thats not true though

Blitz is another thing

[@scottekoontz]

OTB Niemann = trouncing all in a tournament you forgot about

[@johnproton259]

You're boring.

[@eyeofhorus1301]

A tournament you forgot about cause its not a memorable huge tournament has lax anti cheating measures and he was able to cheat@@scottekoontz

[@TheMrBennito]

Hikaru heard Hans singing, "I got a spell on you"

[@stewiegriffin6503]

"online chess" is not real chess, because of cheating. breaking trough with 4 seconds on the clock just means Nieman got additional automated software.

[@aaarrrggghhh]

what kind of software blunders?

[@PS-pb3qy]

Bro if u analyse the game Hans made mistakes hikaru just blunder and was not able to use that Hans played a fair game Hikaru played bad

[@tengu8560]

Sure fuking nobody anything else?

[@RichACBlues]

Ya most titled players don't even play online and I think pretty soon many of the top 10 will not.

[@stewiegriffin6503]

@@PS-pb3qy of course Hikaru plays bad, if opponent plays top moves within milliseconds, with 4 seconds on the clock.

[@chrisk6759]

This guy suddenly started playing godlike matches online after losing very hard recently on OTB. This is why online ranking and play is a fucking joke nowadays. How can people play in good faith if developers could create a good AI/algorithm that is humanlike. Even the FPS scene is going to shit with human like aimbot and "super sense" cheat. Can't play multiplayer these days with a piece of mind.

[@scottekoontz]

SO when he trounces OTB you write... what exactly?

[@cooloutac]

Esports have been dead for almost 30 years especially in the west for these reasons. My biggest gripe as a low level player is that they never do anything about multiple account use which undermines the point of an mmr. I was hoping chess would be the first gaming site to take responsibility and aggressive actions like online poker. But it seems they dropped the ball. I myself was defending hans because I didn't like what Magnus did, but now I regret it. They should have taken him all the way to court.

[@cooloutac]

@@scottekoontz thats the point. he has been playing bad otb while playing amazing online. Which doesn't make sense.

[@scottekoontz]

@@cooloutac So your point is that he can trounce the competition OTB but you're not going to mention it? Neat. You make so much sense.

[@RichACBlues]

@@scottekoontz You think because he did well at some tournament noones heard of that had no anti cheating measures, while ignoring the fact he gets smashed at all the more recent and most prestigious events including the world blitz, proves his online performance? That makes you suspicious bud. You're in denial.

[@sillymonkey725]

The chess spoke for itself.

[@SmugAmerican]

He completely blundered around 9 minutes. Luckily Hikaru trusts him a lot 😂

[@the40yearoldgamer41]

Why can't you guys just accept the fact that the boy can play?

[@RichACBlues]

because he sucks OTB in comparison and chess is chess. You'll never convince me otherwise. mouse movement and increments only matter so much.

[@reconnaisance]

Either they dont play chess or theyre bitter he beat crybaby magnus 🎉

[@georgejuh]

@@RichACBlues there are lots of little differences though and he has far more experience using a mouse and seeing the board in 2d, in a fast game where you need to be very focused these small differences can make you uncomfortable and play worse for sure. the slightly older players have much more experience OTB

[@LympyDownunder]

why blindly trust him when the evidence suggests otherwise? or are you Max Dlugy in disguise?

[@RichACBlues]

@@georgejuh Kramnik is literally a steady 2900 player and he doesn't even premove or drag the mouse. lol Maybe he could gain 100 rating points otherwise? doubtful. None of the other top players besides HIkaru, have significant increase in performance rating online. There is no way it takes someone who is ranked #92 in the world to #3 online. hahaha. thats crazy. especially when the guys is even playing bad recently and only finished 40Th at the world blitz. You are being naive.

[@TheFlanker47]

Something is... vibrating 🫨

[@KvS1248]

Always when Hans plays chess he buzzes with excitement :)

[@P-Likan]

Of course you can cheat with those time controls. You can get a constant eval which is a huge advantage at this level and can be alerted when there is something to look for ("pause the video" moments). You can also get duplicated moves in real time and follow older engines suggestions when you are not sure (which are still stronger than humans). In this game though, I do not see any reason to suspect it.

[@mizofan]

watching him play i didn't see anything wrong, and was so happy to win

[@xtbum3339]

I disagree with commentator. Whenever Niemann is involved the specter of cheating is always a possibility. Especially with online play when he can't be observed.

[@chriscurtain1816]

I wouldn't single out Niemann here. In this day and age, it must be possible for a microscopic, undetectable receiver to be implanted somewhere in a player's ear / skull / wherever. Link this to the most powerful AI / chess engine and every player can potentially masquerade as the best chess player of all time, whether that's online or over the board. It's sad to say, but with the potential fame and fortune, someone eventually is bound to try that.

[@neurathal0n534]

Hans makes me cringe so hard that I turn inside out

[@Fujibayashi50]

We were all young once.

[@garydunning9363]

He caught cheat twice so I doubt very much the only times he cheated he sussed?imo he's probably done it numerous times?some people are just built like that..

[@misterleegains4020]

Still waiting for evidence 😂😂😂

[@ericshoemaker9140]

Why do you need so much evidence? He was caught cheating twice. That's what he does, it's probably an addiction. His delusional self probably thinks he's the one making the moves. Kind of sad, considering I have no doubts he can play a good game. But I doubt he's on their level. I don't need that much evidence. If he was truly at their level, then guess what? That would show itself a whole lot more often than it does. And so far, it hasn't. There's your evidence. You just don't want to look at it. That's fine too, but one day, he's going to get caught again. And then what do you say? You knew it all along? No you didn't, because you don't know it now. @@misterleegains4020

[@masterbeethoven8209]

@@misterleegains4020 The evidence is him admitting to cheating.

[@SpeedrunTnRC]

I suspect Hans and Elon teamed up and he has an implant

[@robertluong3024]

Quite the ass'umption.

[@AntonWingfield]

Nice conspiracy theory, but Elon Musk was the one who got the whole world thinking Hans had an implant.

[@ChessKingsTV777]

Hikaru almost cried that night! I would never forget this Titled Tuesday ever!

[@miguelpanta]

would you have the link or date?

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

Hans has got the need, the need for bead.

[@scottekoontz]

Does he? OK. Thanks.

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

@@scottekoontz Yep anytime brother. I got your back

[@teenageapocalypseusa5368]

Weird how he’s much weaker in over the board blitz.

[@cgdata9213]

One of my fav reviewers! Classy and humble! This said, I've recently gained quite some respect for Hans. On his IG account he pushes through some good, almost philosophical ideas. I started to think that he didn't cheat otb during the game with Magnus.

[@richardredmond1463]

He did not play like Magnus in the Tata Steel Challengers tournament last week.....

[@RichACBlues]

or in the world blitz where he finished 40th. Guy is ranked #92 in the world but #3 online. The site is a mockery now. They should of went all the way to court.

[@scottekoontz]

Or in the Tournament of Peace. No wait, he was accused of cheating because he did play so well in that tournament. Nevermind, we have to stick with games and tournaments where he did not do well, and ignore the simple fact that this happens to all players of all sports.

[@l.d.t.6327]

@@RichACBluesDoes every top 100 player on the board have an online account?

[@sihlemtolo4747]

​@@RichACBlues What about Narodisky? Is he also cheating?

[@RichACBlues]

@@sihlemtolo4747 yes absolutely. all the smurfing streamers cheat. all have extraordinary performances online. Chessbrah, bok, bortnyk, Minh lei, even HIkaru. Name a smurf and they cheat. I think they feel pressured to keep up a certain performance for their viewers and develop bad habits because they have exceptions to cheat for streaming entertainment.

[@rotvonrat]

Well, we all saw Niemann's level in Tata Steel a couple of days ago. This is destructive to chess, only idiots think it's real. It shouldn't have been pointed out, but some KZbinrs who have no morals.

[@RichACBlues]

40th at the world blitz. lmao. Website will never recover from this.

[@chriscurtain1816]

There is no way these players have time to calculate all the possibilities. So to play instinctively and immediately with almost 100% accuracy is all the more mind boggling.

[@davidjoseph7142]

A player forcing his opponents piece back to mom and dad might be your “the rooook!"

[@Romans8-9]

Don't poke the moke.

[@exmonarcagoodbye3296]

They're afraid of the master of psychology... Hans...

[@seigfreeg]

best "online" player. Lot easier to cheat online

[@reconnaisance]

You dont even know how to play chess

[@scottekoontz]

So why does he often do incredibly well OTB? Any ideas? Bueller? Bueller?

[@RichACBlues]

@@scottekoontz do you mean *not do well. Cause he is ranked #92 offline bud. finished only 40th at the recent world blitz. didn't do well at tata steel. I mean if he was actually playing well otb it might be believable but I think the kid is tired of getting smashed otb that he couldn't help himself online. After his settlement I guess he feels untouchable. The website really should of took it all the way to court, because now it will never be seen as a serious gaming platform.

[@scottekoontz]

@@RichACBlues Hey budmeister. You mean TROUNCED the field at Tournament of Peace 2023. What's that bud? You don't follow chess? Figures.

[@cooloutac]

@@scottekoontz Did they have the same anti cheating measures there? Sounds like they didn't lol. He is ranked #92 in the world budmeister. finished 40th at world blitz recently. It doesn't make sense.

[@larryd9577]

With enough money, which can buy sufficient computing power and playing assistance, you can cheat with such little time.

[@conjurermast]

You don't need a lot of money for the computing power, Stockfish will demolish anyone in Blitz even if ran on a potato PC, the difficulty would come from the need of software that detects moves & provides a tactical overlay to speed up the cheating process. (not saying that he cheated here, just that it wouldn't be very difficult to do, even I could probably code this)

[@larryd9577]

@@conjurermast Stockfish also needs some time for a deep analysis.

[@conjurermast]

@@larryd9577 Yes, but it does not need to do deep analysis to perform above Magnus's level.

[@BMac7773]

Hans has moments of greatness, he just needs to work on his consistency.

[@flyingturtle22]

probably ran out of batteries.

[@scottekoontz]

@@flyingturtle22 We get it. We get it. You can Billy probably laughed for a good 10 minutes in study hall talking about this.

[@MrPeterprinciple]

No I can't. In the Chessable Masters, currently in the 9th round Nakamura is in 3rd place while Hans is 92nd place. I don't understand how Han"s fans just ignore it especially after how awful he was in the Tata Steel tournament

[@scottekoontz]

And as we all know it is impossible for a player to play well for a game or tournament. It's why they should not bother playing but compare Elos, then hand out prizes. So simple. Thanks logician.

[@MrPeterprinciple]

@@scottekoontz Absolutely and wholeheartedly agree. 👍👍👍

[@RichACBlues]

guy came in 39th in the world rapid and blitz. I don't know if he finished in 104th place in the chessable masters because they actually have anti cheating measures, unlike titled tuesday. Or he realizes he made it too obvious yesterday and now has to fall back. I mean he already took yesterdays prize money. such a shame.

[@CarmeloPiccione]

14:15: While Rfd3 seems more natural to me since that rook's file isn't doing a hell of a lot anyhow, I still am shocked how much worse Rad3 is.

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah agreed!

[@MNewstrom]

Fascinating game, and congratulations to Hans. So funny that, as I was following along (wonderfully described, thank you!) , at the critical moment I looked at the board and thought "I'd play Rfd3". Well by gosh by golly, I can occasionally make a correct decision...

[@epicchess2021]

haha nice thanks a lot for watching

[@izetassky]

there is a reason why he is good at online blitz chess but no over the board blitz chess. Also same reason works why he is good at over the board classic chess.

[@meatonthetable1602]

Go Hans Go i could start crying now.....

I don’t say he cheated but is not impossible… there are programs which show instantly best move with red color on the board…

[@RamirosLab]

I lothe how to imply that "no human can see this", but also recognize that there is no way Hans cheated ... give him a break.

[@reamartin6458]

Magnus walks a little funny, he’s got the beads 😂🥴

[@jevitigre]

He didn't win Tata in the Challengers despite being the top rated player

[@scottekoontz]

And? What about when he wins a tournament where he is not the top rated player? You do know that they have to play the games, and the results are not determined by their Elo.

[@RichACBlues]

@@scottekoontz depends on their anti cheat measures.

[@jevitigre]

And? Answer when Hans actually a wins a top tournament where he is the favorite

[@jevitigre]

And? Answer when Hans actually a wins a top tournament where he is the favorite

[@jevitigre]

And? Answer when Hans actually a wins a top tournament where he is the favorite

[@lks178]

Guy got crazy instincts. Also always fun to watch him, willing to lose a game trying to outplay stronger (and weaker) players than him rather than settling for a draw.

[@Uncle_Troy]

I wonder if Hikaru was so adamant on not losing in this position to Hans that he ended up manifesting his own fate. Not sure how else you can explain why Hikaru missed a hanging pawn while he's staring on that same side of the board for 25 seconds.

[@brianwilson7624]

Real talk though I think a big change will be some sort of VR revolution. If we can somehow control what eyes see, the ears hear and the but feels we can stop cheating in online chess

[@cougar2013]

Great game and analysis!! I’ve always been a Hikaru guy, but I was happy to see Hans take it. I think he was unfairly accused, and the scandal only intensified his fighting spirit.

[@Day-wm7nn]

-cheats over 100 times, even in prized tournaments (online) -unfairly accused That doesn't compute mate.

[@cougar2013]

@@Day-wm7nn I’m over things he did when he was a kid. Just let it go. He isn’t cheating.

[@Day-wm7nn]

@@cougar2013 I dont think being 16-17 counts as being a kid. Even if it does, his performance is erratic. He sucks OTB(for super GM standards) and he is the 3rd player in blitz online. There is a reason a lot of GMs suspected him and it's not just because ''he cheated as a child''.

[@cougar2013]

@@Day-wm7nn it most certainly does. 16-17 is a kid.

[@RichACBlues]

@@cougar2013 I guess that makes cheating ok then. smh....

[@brianwilson7624]

I saw Hans park in a handicap parking spot once

[@SCBB24]

12:42 I honestly wish they did shit like that. Would be so entertaining.

[@jeffersonthomas1269]

"No human sees that" In a blink immediately it is seen by chess players. And if you hear "Rumor has it" it means grade school idiocy to follow.

[@alexandernelson477]

Erday they shuffling, er erday they shuffling shuffling.

[@cooloutac]

Guy been getting smashed all over OTB tournaments. 40th at the world blitz but rank #3 online? right.... Magnus and Hikaru's stomach must be turning. That chess site is now officially a joke and Kramnik is a hero for all the adults in the room. Which isn't many anymore unfortunately. I was this kids biggest defender online mainly because i'm against the corrupt website practices, but wow do I regret it. Magnus, HIkaru and Hans might as well have dug a hole for chess and buried it.

[@scottekoontz]

Wasn't Tournament of Peace 2023 in person? How did he do there? Stop back, we need answers as to why he is terrible OTB but incredible OTB.

[@cz19856]

You just do the same thing on every video here: accuse everyone of cheating and push Kramnik's agenda with no evidence to back it up. This is the fastest way to the asylum, buddy.

[@mavenofmacau6391]

magz played a berlin, hikky went for this closed locked down position like he's facing mittens. they still suspect

[@RichACBlues]

@@scottekoontz didn't do well at recent tata steel event either. Guy is ranked #92 in the world for blitz. how is he #3 online. Website fumbled and should of taken him all the way to court.

[@scottekoontz]

@@RichACBlues So one tournament means everything. No wait, the other tournament means nothing. No wait, if he wins OTB he cheated, and if he does poorly it means he forgot to cheat. Tinfoil hats for everyone! I hear Prager U has some statistics courses.

[@slothbearanonymous]

hikaru didn't "miss" the move lol, it just makes the position really complicated and hikaru would rather keep the position closed and beat him on time because that's how you beat computers edit: you CAN cheat in that amount of time.... if you want to know how just ask hans

[@scottekoontz]

Just as Hikaru cheats all the time, and it's really easy to cheat. * * using the blanket "it's so easy to cheat in bullet and everyone can do it because it's easy" logic

[@shannonculbertson8259]

Hans HAS A Neural Link Brain Chip Implant from Elon Musk they all have it HELLO

[@adnan4688]

They all have it? Then they are all dying miserably in the next couple of months after a series of complications and inflammations. Neuralink is shit currently because the technology is not there yet. Until we hit nano, we are just wanking it off into the wind.

[@007MegaRoll]

why did he say online ? why online only? it sounds suspicious

[@tengu8560]

Best compliment you can give to someone: accuse him of cheating because of how good he is

[@markymark7803]

He literally has been caught cheating. Look at you cheerleading your hero you don't even know

[@tengu8560]

@@markymark78031. He was never caught get your facts straight lil dude 2. That was years ago 3. He’s in fact getting called a cheater for being extremely good. The matter of fact it’s that reasonable people don’t really care, it’s just sad people that bring that up

[@markymark7803]

@@tengu8560 He was caught cheating, your facts straight princess. He also admitted to cheating. He's not Extreme good and that is a fact as shown when he plays otb chess. Some desperate stuff cheerleading someone ya don't know 😂

[@matteoagostinone855]

Never missing a joke about the fianchetto pronunciation 😂. Love your commentary, best in KZbin (after ChessNetwork, sorry 'bout that😊)

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot I'll take that, I've loved Jerry's videos for years

[@TheCagedLion]

Game of blunders and misses. Hikaru must have gotten himself in time pressure to play Rook ad3.

[@crashtestdummy87]

Hans is the ultimate chess villain

[@mariachaudhry4608]

Not ridiculing anyone .. but I really hope he has healthy personal life .

[@Joe-DFGA4]

It's all very strange. Especially listening to him explain his matches..it's all too strange

[@edgarramos1499]

When they play Hans they just lock everything down. It's what you do to beat a computer. Hans is always much stronger online. I hope some day he gets caught again.

[@coloneled2831]

How about recognising a young man's ability? He beat a ten times world champion over the board and then had to defend his win following ridiculous and laughable accusations. I hope Chess can forgive the past mistakes of an ambitious child and focus on his exciting future.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Ha ha wishful thinking 🤔 pretty ridiculous

[@RichACBlues]

@@coloneled2831 kid been playing like a 2300 over the board ever since. rank 39th in the world blitz. just finished 104th in the chessable masters. Hes only good when there is literally no anti cheating measures. That doesn't concern you?

[@KeithDonovan-cd3eo]

Beads are back 😅😅😅😅

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

Nice opening - Niemann just needed to get it out..

[@raylopez99]

Very punny. You saying HN likes "open" games? And which HN? Hikaru or Hans?

[@user-hi3ke6qh7q]

People forget that Hans was so obsessed with facing the top players that he cheated to get ratings high enough to do so. He was just a kid. I think the chess does speak for itself now. Both online and OTB.

[@LPerez7276]

How awesome and hilarious would it be if players actually said all those phrases that Epic Chess says?

[@martijnheeroma5492]

thanks for you're commentary, Hikaru missed sharpness in the endgame, Niemann was lucky with that

[@epicchess2021]

thanks for watching!

[@lennyvlaminov9480]

Chess has never been more entertaining, impressive stuff by Mr Nieman

[@Christoff070]

Go Moke or go broke 😅

[@Romans8-9]

hahahaha

[@theNfl_Esq]

Starting to look like Hans can legit beat anyone on a given day. Just needs to find consistency in classical chess

[@HumanityLover-n3r]

What was left after the game was Hikaru's arrogance!!!

[@smegheadGOAT]

He played like stockfish

[@paulbloemen7256]

Apparently Niemann is good at blitz, good to him. But a week or so ago he played a mediocre normal tournament, ending somewhere in the middle of the SECOND group of the Tata tournament, totally unremarkable. He has to improve a lot if he wants to truly deserve the noise he is getting here.

[@scottekoontz]

The Hans-haters were silent on his first place finish in the Tournament of Peace.

[@paulbloemen7256]

@@scottekoontz Well, I don’t care about Hans the one way or the other. It’s more the exaggerated noise in general that is becoming a bit tiring and boring to me.

[@christiaan3315]

I think it would be interesting to turn the board in certain positions.

[@jaakezzz_G]

"who is this guy?" only one of the most famous chess players in the world since the whole cheating assumption scandals, idk

[@evelynn4273]

We're all gonna make it brah.

[@PappyTrading]

this must be the Hans fanboy area of youtube.

[@siliconmalta2349]

Just for the record, it is possible to cheat on low time. Of course, not by entering the move in an engine and going back, but with a chess overlay cheat. I'm saying this as a programmer if they ask me how to cheat as if you are playing

[@epicchess2021]

Really wow thanks thing is I feel at that level of time the moves would make no sense as a pattern of a plan together because computers don’t think in plans they just crunch so you would have so many erratic and unconnected moves it would be weird as hell and very obvious especially when engine at low death which it would have to be on that speed. Just a couple thoughts is all

[@markmeech8063]

yet last night finished in 112th place ....????? hes either madly inconsistent or something is not right.

[@RsGenjil]

he won hans down

[@epicchess2021]

😁

[@firemtnglass]

Anyone consider he has a brain chip?

[@Wesz808]

There is a lot of buzz around Hans!

[@chriscurtain1816]

I've been a fan of Hans ever since Magnus' allegations of cheating. I will only change that opinion if there's proof he cheated. And my gut tells me no such proof will be found.

[@HaroldtheNihongoStudent]

Hans Niemann GOAT

[@undemos]

I'm proud to say i've got myself a "push'em baby" t-shirt 😁

[@epicchess2021]

haha nice!

[@PerfectArmonic]

Don’t praise a player when the other one make stupid mistakes/blunders… You mustn’t say: “Wow! Niemann is great!” but “Bleah! Hikaru was stupid!” How could not see at his level an undefended pawn? (That moment when you asked to pause the video!) When I do such of mistakes and later on I realize, I even don’t bother to continue. I resign on spot! Not because the game couldn’t be further played, but because I’m ashamed by my own stupidity…

[@exhainca]

Why are you showing games with more blunders than my games at 1500 on a bottle of whisky?

[@SkylessHun]

It is possible if not you who control the mouse, but a program. What of course is not working in real life..

[@carly09et]

You have it WRONG, it is Magnus Carlsen mirroring Hans Niemann...

[@epicchess2021]

Haha

[@NeilMoore]

chess speaks for itself.