The Chess Scandal No One Can Explain | Hans Niemann

At 19, Hans Niemann beat the greatest chess player alive. Then his life fell apart. In this interview, I sit down with World No. 12 Hans Niemann, following the recent Netflix documentary covering this, and he doesn't hold back. He calls chess.com and Magnus Carlsen "the chess mafia." He explains the cheating accusations, what he actually admitted to at 12 years old, and the top-10 player he says did far worse but was never named. He also tells the story of the time Magnus himself was caught taking a move from another grandmaster on his own livestream. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Hans On Magnus 01:20 - What Did Magnus See When You Beat Him? 04:40 - "I'm Closer To The Older Players" 07:20 - Being Called A Cheat At 19 11:30 - The Chess Mafia 15:25 - Could You Catch Magnus? 29:30 - The Cheating Accusations, The Cost 35:55 - Bitterness Is Poison 38:25 - WHO Believed The Allegations And Why 40:40 - Losing Faith In The Media 43:15 - Navigating Infamy At 19 45:50 - Naming Chess.com 48:35 - "Magnus Was Gaslit" 52:55 - What Did You Actually Admit To? 55:40 - Magnus Cheated On Camera 57:00 - Does Magnus Believe You Cheated? 59:20 - The God Complex 1:01:00 - The Dana White Of Chess 1:03:15 - Chess As Soft Power 1:07:00 - Chess In Every School 1:22:20 - Scores To Settle 1:23:15 - Washington Square Park - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – [email protected] › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH HANS NIEMANN › Twitter – https://x.com/HansMokeNiemann › Website – https://endgame.ai/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com › LEDN - https://www.ledn.io/peter › Monetary Metals - https://www.Monetary-Metals.com/McCor... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #HansNiemann #MagnusCarlsen #Chess #Netflix #PeterMcCormack