![]() Before moving to the Netherlands at the age of 7, he attended Top of the World Elementary School in Laguna Beach, California. Niemann was born in San Francisco, California, and is of mixed Hawaiian and Danish ancestry. In response, Niemann filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen, and Hikaru Nakamura. Later, published an article called "The Hans Niemann Report" which stated that Niemann had likely cheated in more than 100 games on the website, of which some were prized events. Carlsen eventually accused Niemann of cheating in a statement on September 26. Niemann admitted to cheating in online chess twice, when he was 12 and 16 years old, but denied cheating over the board. Carlsen initially made no direct accusation, but did post a cryptic tweet, which together with ramped-up security measures in the fourth round implied an accusation of cheating. Niemann is currently embroiled in an ongoing cheating controversy that began after he defeated then reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. As of February 2023, he is the fourth-highest-rated Junior in the world and 35th overall. ![]() ![]() He first entered the Top 100 Junior players list at position 88 on March 1, 2019. In July 2021, he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE on January 22, 2021. Hans Moke Niemann (born June 20, 2003) is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer. ![]()
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