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Re:Chess Investigation Finds U.S. Grandmaster ‘Likely Cheate... by sgjohnson on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @07:20PM (#33088522)
> If I was, I'd probably believe that Niemann is a proven cheater and would look for facts to confirm that bias.

But Niemann is a proven cheater. He admitted to it himself.

The only thing up for debate is how much he’s cheated.

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Re:Chess Investigation Finds U.S. Grandmaster ‘Likely Cheate... by Andrew_nenakhov on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @07:35PM (#33088698)
Whatever happened when he was a kid and played online is absolutely irrelevant in otb tournament that had anticheating measures which organisers considered to be sufficient to stop cheating.
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Re:Chess Investigation Finds U.S. Grandmaster ‘Likely Cheate... by jamespo on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @05:57AM (#33093344)
Hand waving "that's irrelevant" is not the get out you think it is
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