Hans Niemann faces new unsubstantiated cheating claims after winning Tournament of Peace with near-flawless run
American grandmaster Hans Niemann has found himself confronted by unsubstantiated cheating allegations once more after he convincingly won the historic Tournament of Peace 2023 in Croatia’s Zagreb on Thursday. His margin of victory was by a massive three points over the rest of the 10-man field.
He won seven games and drew two in the tournament in which everyone was a grandmaster. Despite that, he went unbeaten at the tournament. However, his victory was soured after a tournament organiser reportedly told the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten that while there was no proof that the American GM had cheated, there had been “indications”.
On her X account, grandmaster Susan Polgar shared a quote from the organiser, who called Niemann’s performance “out of this world”.
Polgar’s tweet quoted...