Hans Niemann (Photo Agency) New Delhi: At the end of the 16th century, France changed from Julian to the Gregorian calendar and moved to New Year’s Day from 1 April to 1 January. Those who held on to the old date were ridiculed as “April fools” while others started playing on them. Soon it has become a tradition.
The theory of birth April fools are countless.
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But in the world of Hans Niemann, it comes with a twist.
1 April 2025 was published by a 21 -year -old American Grand Master on his X account, which was boldly marked: “Early to Paris.”
Five days later, just before the press conference before the tournament for the Paris foot 2025, Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, Niemann suddenly withdrew and quoted “personal reasons”.
His withdrawal brought disappointment and hope of countless chess fans who long for high-octan Magnus Carlsen vs Niemann.
Magnus Carlsen vs his nine men
The tension between these two rains until September 2022, when Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after losing with Nemann and indicating cheating without accusing him.
Later, Carlsen resigned after a single step in the online retaliation and openly accused Niemann of cheating.
While Niemann denied any unlawful act in the peas, Chess.com claimed that he was probably cheating in more than 100 online matches.
Subsequently, it was banned from the platform.
Niemann hit a $ 100 million -dollar action against Carlsen, Chess.com and the world’s current No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura.
Although parts of the action were dismissed in June 2023 by a federal judge, the case was resolved in August, when all parties reached the agreement.
Niemann was renewed at Chess.com and Carlsen agreed to face if he was drawn. Legal proceedings have been annulled.
The Fide Ethics and the Disciplinary Commission later deposited Carlsen EUR 10,000 for its withdrawal of the Sinquefield Cup, but found no evidence of the cheating of Niemann in the classic exaggerated game.
More than a joke for April?
Niemann’s surrogate entry into the Paris Field was the main speaking between Ches’ enthusiasts a few days ago.
World No. 20 secured the place after the Chess Open 2024 Grenke Chess Open won.
While this victory initially qualified for now Discontinumed Grenke Classic, co -founder of freestyle chess Jan Henric Buettner expanded the invitation to Niemann as a compensation.
“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to compete in the freestyle of the Paris edition,” Niemann published on X. “I am eager to return to the open freestyle/grenke.
Yet, without any official explanation, Niemann pulled out.
Norwegian transmitter TV 2 He informed that Nemann was informed of the introduction of increased anti-cheating protocols, forcing his withdrawal.
Meanwhile, Buettner decided to support speculation in his statement: “We are obviously disappointed when we heard of Hans Niemann’s download, but we are very glad that we have found an incredible replacement with Nodirbek Abdusattor in a very short time.
However, he confirmed that Freestyle Chess introduced unprecedented anti-cheating measures: “But it is right that we have introduced the most serious measures against the thread that has been used for any chess tournament in the past.”
Wound on freestyle chess?
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Buettner spoke exclusively at Timesofindia.com from Paris and emphasized how the key Niemann was at the second stage of the Grand Slam tour.
“Hans is a very important character from a marketing point of view,” he said. “We are a marketing and show company that we do at the highest level. But we are also monetizing everything around him. Hans is a very important person for us. We were very happy to find a way to integrate it into qualifying.”
Timesofindia.com can confirm that Niemann was to arrive in Paris on Saturday 5th April. Buettner planned to meet him and facilitate his integration with a group of players before the tournament, which took place on 7 – 14 April.
Nemann’s presence could give fans a clash of awning against the organizers Chess Carlsen and Freestyle, some other center and media coverage.
But with this table, attention is now turning to Abdusattor, who will enter Nemann’s last minute replacement.
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