Carlsen has an ego problem. To be fair, Neimann has been accused of cheating when he was a teenager, but based on the world champions behavior I'm willing to give Neimann the benefit of the doubt. Magnus got beat and he couldn't handle it.
It was literally a joke from Eric Hansen (Chessbrah). The media: "hey, anal beads, that's good. Let's run with it."
I've repeatedly seen Carlsen delighted when someone beats him.
> To be fair, Neimann has been accused of cheating when he was a teenager
Niemann has admitted to cheating when he was a teenager. And this wasn't in the distant mists of time, as this sort of phrasing implies. Niemann was still a teenager when Carlsen's accusation occurred.
Now, I think it's likely he's cheated more than he's admitted to, but I don't know that it's likely that he's ever cheated OTB.
It's not some independent platform or non profit. It muddys the water at least.
Nobody made him say this! How is chess.com's ownership related?
https://www.reuters.com/legal/carlsen-chesscom-make-opening-...
How does that complicate the fact that Niemann admitted cheating on games he played on chess.com?