Most con men are civil. If they weren't their con would fail.
during corona, FIDE lost a lot of power/influence. Internet portals are becoming de-facto centralized chess entities. I won't be surprised if chess.com starts handing out their own titles in time.
So, the chess.com statement demonstrates that the timeline was Magnus said X without evidence, then Chess.com looked at Hans' games and decided to ban him from an upcoming tournament, and therefore hadn't detected the newer examples of cheating before that point in rated GM tournaments with prize money, which means they hadn't bothered to use their cheat detection on Hans in years even after catching him cheating before.
Why are you addressing all of this now, and so publicly? Why didn’t you address these topics before?
On September 5, 2022, Magnus publicly withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup following his game with Hans. For better or worse, this action sparked a public controversy in the chess world and beyond. As we explain in greater detail in our report, we were faced with a binary decision with little time to make that decision: could we ensure the integrity of the CGC for all participants in the event under the circumstances and with the information we had at the time? We believed the answer was no and so we subsequently uninvited Hans. While we reached out to Hans privately and intended to keep the matter confidential, as has historically been our practice for fair play matters, Hans decided to make it a matter of public interest during his post-game interview after round 4 of the Sinquefield Cup and we felt we needed to respond publicly to correct the record.
Then why did you create a public report on Hans?
We only created a public report on Hans because Hans made this a public issue with his comments and we felt forced to correct the public record. Up until the point Hans made his comments, Chess.com handled this matter discreetly and planned to continue handling it directly with Hans only. We felt compelled to complete as full and detailed an investigation as we could on a condensed timeline and to give the community and the public at large a detailed report on our findings regarding the controversy, including the game with Magnus, Hans’ past on Chess.com, and Hans’ OTB rise, and insight into Chess.com’s best-in-class cheat detection system.
They are civil towards the people they want to con, at least, outwardly.Most con men are civil. If they weren't their con would fail.
Wrong: Taking two years to check on a known cheater in prize money tournaments. Checking all games in prize money tournaments should be automatic. What's the point of cheat detection otherwise?
I don't anticipate there will be more to this drama. If there is, I will be very upset unless someone proves he cheated OTB, and then congrats the person for actually doing the job that everyone should have done in the first place before declaring him guilty.
A few high level Magnus started all this, and a mere slap on the wrist will make things worseI didn’t hear anyone serious give a definitive verdict in regards to otb. Maybe in Youtube comment section, but not in respectable places. A few high level players pointing out their suspicions, while FIDE just started investigation. Lets see what they find? Hans is better than he has ever been: playing tournaments, smiling, giving interviews, enjoying unprecedented, crazy popularity. Obviously feeling good and playing games of his life, occasionally taking down biggest caliber players - letting everyone know that he has won.
I expect FIDE fair play committee to take their time to come out with a non-decision, slapping Carlsen on the wrist lightly, apologising to Niemann on behalf of the chess world and promising better otb security in the future.
Yes. He is responsible for all this crap, due to his fit over losing to Hans. If it is seen as ok to throw a tantrum, accuse people of cheating in the game(s) they won against you otb and quiting tournaments like a diva, while briefly it will draw attention due to the scandal, in the long run will make fewer people become pros or even fans.So we've gone from "because we can't prove Niemann cheated, premature judgements are bad" (fair) to "punish Carlsen, punish him"?
Lol anyone can analyze on a high level when they prepare.What I like in the recent Hans interviews is that he clearly shows he can analyze his games, which is another (deserved) dig at those in the chess media who irresponsibly tried to end his career without any proof of otb cheating.
Yes. He is responsible for all this crap, due to his fit over losing to Hans. If it is seen as ok to throw a tantrum, accuse people of cheating in the game(s) they won against you otb and quiting tournaments like a diva, while briefly it will draw attention due to the scandal, in the long run will make fewer people become pros or even fans.