One positive about this whole situation is that we get to know and hear Hans a lot more. Very entertaining and human guy…

yassir's little story at the end was great! That's cool to see what people think of when they remember someone like that, Yassir instantly remembered a fun 7 hour car ride he shared with Grefe.

The meme potential of 13:13

The mentor shout out to John Grefe was very touching

No audio because chess speaks for itself

"Speaks for itself" he owns that phrase 😆

Actually after the drama Hans became more likable. He decided to give up his trash talk and be more genuine. It suits him better

Great job , great interview

This variation speaks for itself

Plot twist: Magnus is his coach

@Hans You are a brilliant young man. From a stranger to another, I'm proud of you. One day, the world will know your story and it will inspire generations to come. Keep it up and don't let anyone deter your spirit. 💪✌💪

The top engine move was Rd5, I get the feeling that they were trolling Hans with the second best computer move, which would have also led to a draw, Rg5+

He stands out for his passion and deep regard for the people he has known in chess. He's very much alive. I wish him well.

Was this video deleted?

Why is the video not playing?

So a statement released by a certain chess website says they have "information that contradicts his [Hans'] statements regarding the amount and seriousness of his cheating on the website". Why did none of the interviewers ask him about this? The website is accusing him of lying in his interview. This needs to be addressed

It looks like some elder guys around the tournament came to their senses and took a second look at the behaviour of a particular norwegian diva and talked a bit sense with the young guy. Good.

8:45 The variation speaks for itself

*Hans is awesome! He’ll bring in a wider audience to chess. Huge fan!*

Dude is pleasantly unpolished and charming...Carlson starting this mess with his cryptic space out...don't forget, Mag's the one with some explaining to do here.

Nice shoutout to his early Jedi master R.I.P.

Hans showed mercy and let MvL survived today. Magnus not so lucky, still in the hiding with PTSD from Hans domination😭

When they asked him if he had a support network and he had no idea what that was

Why doesnt the video work

No video anymore??

no audio

Anyone seen these blitz games vs MVL talked about?

Hans comes back with another interview, but once again where the hell is magnus in this conundrum?

MVL is great!

Glad Hans is getting a fair platform.

glad to see some personality in chess. need more people like Hans

Why do I have a black screen?

Imagine people trying to destroy your life’s work, while you’re playing against the best people in the world. The fact that he is still drawing is phenomenal.

The audio doesn't match the video

Hans’ teenage years have literally been him going through the hero’s journey

15:30 there it is folks...

Does he copy from somewhere while talking?

This drama did more for chess than any chess game

Sorry but this guy is clearly cheating. He is clearly a Tony Stark-level tech genius who has come up with a method for non-electronic transfer of information straight into his cerebral cortex, while time travelling 15 minutes into the past. The only question that remains is why this time-travelling Iron Man is wasting his time playing chess games. Like, dream bigger dude?

I heard that he wore vibrating an*l beads that vibrates in morse codes to tell him the top engine moves.

Great player!!

Saint Louis Chess Club is under investigation!

i think Magnus has been psychologically outplayed. He sees that someone (Hans) has more "swag" and has his number. He beat him two times with black pieces in back to back tournaments. Forget cheating over the board and lets talk about rage quitting over the board. Love them both though.

Thanks for bringing chess to a broad audience of "gens una sumus". I personally was never stuck to only one chess server, but used lichess mostly and never found a reason to quit.

No one can cheat, uh, I mean play under these conditions

I feel for the kid. He's so young and under so much pressure.

"off course I saw..."

it seems the question about the support network made him feel awkward

this the guy that made magnus go into hiding?

Hans good player get to know lot about him hope he gets better and show his haters and conspiracy theorist their rightful place .

Thing is, Niemann almost translates to "no one"

Still no engine on, hum?

The real life Joker

Rarely in any walk of life do you come across such talent and class. Good luck and a great career Hans.

I watched this with the sound muted, because the chess speaks for itself.

Hans is one of the best personalities in chess for sure.

Favourite chess player ❤️

How do I support this dude? I genuinely love him, my new favourite chess player. I think he streams right?

HE IS THE NEXT BOBBY FISHER

John Grefe was US co champion in 1973 not 1971.

Yes Hans singlehandidly brought more eyeballs to St. Louis Chess Club!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now everyone knows about this event, even Elon Musk!! :)

Im having a difficult time disliking him. But I don't know him personally. Or if he really cheated. Also, and rightly, nobody cares about my opinion. 🍻

in the mid 2000s when we went with our teams to offline esport tournaments, and destroyed our opponents, every single team accused us of cheating. we where drunk on those lan parties and couldn't articulate why and how we were winning - our opponents where bad and we just won by just knowing the game better. our teams won everytime in cs1.6, quake3, wc3, blobby volley, trackmania, and so on... Hans I can feel you!

No AUDIO!!🔈

Some of the accounts posted here have around 5 comments total and all of are defending this guy in various threads. These comments are fake. This guy is a professional fake celebrity. Fake followers! Fake comments!

Ha, ha, he sounds exactly like Nepo 😂

Hey, if you read this, Hans, I’ve read and seen everything and I’m giving you right now a virtual hug. Irl you feel a little awkward right now but I smell good so don’t worry, but you love it. Young man, relax, trust believe. Hugs. Warmth. People love you.

That day he had forgotten to take nzt.

The engine is hidden in his hair! :D

People we attacked Hans first now we are targeting Magnus looks like all we need is someone to attack

Oh dear.... this is a mess

If Magnus is a real true chess player, he should apologize to Hans either publicly or privately. Hans is a great guy and unfairly got piled on with hate online from a bunch of "so-called" fans. He is still a teenager so getting hate messages could have really affected mental health.

Magnus is retiring from chess. He didn't play well and then (indirectly) accuses Hans of cheating. Naka, out of top GM solidarity, initially supported that cheating theory, then later said he didn't! Magnus should speak, give a good reason as of why he left. Then he must apologize about the damage he caused to a young and promising talent.

“You have to be serine” >draws Alireza while thinking about the Magnus withdrawal the whole time Sure Hans

Team Hans

I watched his post game analysis several rounds of this tournament and it does seem sometimes he has no idea of what a variation leads to

Nl audio

oh yeah baby Niemann energy

Hans so scared of Alejandro he's now taken to drinking before their interrogation sessions.

"Is this a joke? Can I not just take the rook?" Why are they trying to stunt on the new 2700 with the computers? Alejandro didn't try this against Pragg when he beat Magnus. A lot of behaviour worthy of forming opinions about people edit: you can just tell these classless buffoons have been waiting for the chance to spring the engine analysis on a player for a chance to show them up and now they have it. Why aren't any of these clowns playing in the event then if they're so smart?

Well if you have a coach talking into your orifice electronically that helps you get draws at least.

Hans !!!!

The longer Magnus stays quiet, the worst will be his reputation as a sore loser.

Never trust anybody with resting Billy Joel face.

i have seen gukesh and nihal and arjun giving interviews, they just seem so stolid calm and relaxed, to the point and precise about their analysis, hans seems unusually odd and pretentious about his game, laughing and smiling as if he just saw a comedy movie.

Hans from chess Villain to sort of loved Villain (like batman's joker)

He high on shrooms?!

Like a lot of people, I came into these troubles assuming Hikaru etc had caught Hans out a bit. But now I'm warming to Hans.

I think I might have to go to a therapist now. Well it all started when hans beat Magnus with black and now I am so confused

The fact that a young grandmaster is socially inept and egomaniacal is not surprising. The desperate need to defend him shown by so many people is what puzzles me.

Forget hikaru forget Magnus.. it's Hans' World now...

SINCERITY IN EVERYTHING HE SAYS. He must probably be one of the most honest people ever...

This guy is froud

So he isn't German?

Regardless of what happened before, Hans appears to have become a very impressive GM. I think it is very likely Magnus, while he may have had his suspicions, left the tournament more so to avoid losing any more Elo points. Also, the way Alejandro was commenting on his play during Round 5 was completely unprofessional. You SLC Club commentators need to get your act together and avoid adding to these insinuations--especially without some solid evidentiary proof. You guys seem to have gotten your act together since then thankfully. It is also clear Alejandro is slightly uncomfortable with Hans receiving the brilliancy prize. He seems to be hoping (as seen in a few of the interviews) that other players manage to provide a better choice than Hans' game against Magnus in Round 3. So far I'd say Hans certainly deserves the $5k. Clearly the commentators were trying to avoid choosing Hans for this. You can even see it in the Round 9 interview with Wesley So. So brought up "Niemann" and the commentators clearly at first tried to avoid this. Pitiful.

WE GOT IT GUYS, HE SAID "THIS POSITION SPEAKS FOR ITSELF"!!!!

The accent got banned!

Ohhh No! You laugh with an accent, therefore, you must have cheated LOL!

So when you cheated. What was your motivation and how can we believe that you a person vulnerable to that motivation should change? What other sport are it's players allowed to cheat and continue within the sport? Recent games aside

Even KZfaq couldn't resist Hans cheating and banned his voice