After a record-breaking result at the Julius Baer Generation Cup, Magnus Carlsen decided to make a statement – as promised – on the Niemann situation, in which the World Champion directly accused Hans

After posting a record score in the Julius Baer Generation Cup Prelims, Magnus Carlsen won the final against 19-year-old Arjun Erigaisi in the minimum possible number of games

Magnus Carlsen is currently thriving at the Julius Baer Generation Cup Prelims but his resignation on move 2 against Niemann a couple of days ago overshadowed all success

In a cryptic interview full of smiles and innuendo, Magnus Carlsen said that Hans Niemann cheated. At least that’s what we can understand from ‘drawing our own conclusions’

The Niemann-Carlsen game at the Julius Baer Generation Cup was the most anticipated one after the recent chess cheating scandal, but the World Champion chose to resign on move 2