The Worldwide Chess Federation (FIDE) stated it can convene a three-person panel to look into world champion Magnus Carlsen’s allegations that American participant Hans Niemann had cheated.
Carlsen, 31, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Missouri earlier this month after shedding to the 19-year-old, who lags him by nearly 200 Elo factors – the ranking system used to calculate the relative ability degree of gamers.
The shock defeat and Carlsen’s withdrawal from the over-the-board match sparked a furore of feedback and allegations that Niemann had cheated, together with from U.S. grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura.
The Norwegian then resigned on the Julius Baer Technology Cup after only one transfer towards Niemann in a web based recreation.
Niemann has beforehand been banned from chess.com for dishonest on-line after admitting he had not performed pretty in non-competitive video games on the web site in his youth. Nevertheless, he has denied any wrongdoing in over-the-board video games.
Carlsen on Monday stated that he believed Niemann had “cheated extra – and extra lately – than he has publicly admitted”.
FIDE stated in a press release on Thursday: “The main target of the investigation can be twofold: checking the world champion’s claims of alleged dishonest by Niemann and Niemann’s self-statement concerning on-line dishonest …
“The panel will guarantee a good ruling, defending the rights of each events in the course of the investigation.”