Did an up-and-coming grandmaster cheat in one of the biggest tournaments in chess?
Even more suspicious: On Sept. 5, the same day Carlsen withdrew, the World Chess Hall of Fame suddenly, including scanning Niemann for a minute and a half before his next match.
Did something seem suspicious about the match itself? When explaining, please keep in mind that I don’t know anything about chess. Carlsen was playing with the white pieces, which meant he moved first and set the opening tenor; Niemann, because he was playing the black pieces, was already considered to be at a disadvantage. Carlsen kicked things off with the queen’s pawn,
; this entails pushing the pawn in front of your queen two squares ahead, allowing the player to dominate the center of the board.In response, Niemann began building up to the Nimzo-Indian defense, a routine that helps black-piece players counter the powerful queen’s pawn. The defense requires that the disadvantaged player activate their knights and bishops early on, using the bishops to pin the opponent’s knight and prevent it from supporting the center gambit.
Yes. It’s a well-known tactic, so it’s not surprising Niemann would employ it. But in turn, Carlsen utilized the “Fianchetto variation,” allowing him to take out Niemann’s threatening bishop.Niemann then employed an obscure counter to Carlsen’s savvy trick, allowing him to snap up more of the Norwegian player’s pawns and force him into an endgame Carlsen did not expect.
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