It ’s a unearthly clock time in the human beings of chess . When players are n’t getting theirfingers snapped by chess robots , they’reoffering to play nakedto prove they did n’t come through against a top chess actor by wander .

On Sunday , 19 - year - previous Hans Niemann take on world maven Magnus Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup , and won using black piece . The profits was a surprisal , but the existent shock arrive a day later when the two were set to play again . Before that could find , the world champ pulled out of the competition . In his announcement on Twitter , he confirmed that he had withdrawn from the contender , adding a link to a video of former Chelsea manager José Mourinho say " If I verbalize I am in big trouble " .

The equivocal tweet did n’t really clear up the enigma . However , other player – include chess streamer and grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura – hypothecate that Carlsen had withdrawnbecause he suspect Niemann of cheating .

Though Carlsen has not accused Niemann of cheating himself , there has been a mess of speculation around his decision to withdraw , with the wildest being that Niemann had cheated by using anal retentive beads , which vibrate to convey relocation to the sumptuous schoolmaster . Cheating in a chess game plot would not be gentle today , especially withsurprisingly across-the-board security measures checksthat see Niemann ’s jaw gum inspected by security measures before the chess equivalent of beginning . This has n’t stop the anal beading possibility , which has become ameme in itselfin online chess community .

" That ’s in all likelihood a good one . An anal pearl would in all likelihood beat the [ surety hitch ] , " grandmaster and cheat vellication streamer Eric " chessbrah " Hansensaid of the possibility , adding " I really do n’t recognise . I told you it was a prostate massage , but I ’m not an expert on that stuff . "

The possibility ( which has no evidence behind it ) catch the attending of Elon Musk , who tweeted ( and then deleted ): " Talent hits a target area no one else can reach , genius hit a object no one can see ( cause it ’s in ur butt ) ' – Schopenhauer " .

Niemann ’s rise in the chess globe has been impressive .

" He has get ahead the most evaluation points of any [ grand master]-level player since 2021 , " as chess analysis blogPawnalyze put it , " by a good deal " .

" To date , there ’s no evidence of Niemann cheat over the board , but we do know that his rise to 2,700 + is so incredible the chess community has collectively raised an eyebrow , " theyadded on their web log , whilst concluding that his record was telling but not significantly out of the normal to offer proof of cheating .

“ What I require people to sleep together about this is that I am deep , deeply sorry for my mistake,“he say . " I know my natural action have consequences and I suffer those consequences . During that sentence I stepped away from a very lucrative streaming career , I discontinue playing in all events and I lose a lot of nigh friendships and relationships . "

He added that he had not betray in any over the control board events – such as those played against Carlsen – and that he had been work out non - halt on his game after he " determine the only agency to make up for my misunderstanding was to prove that I could win over the board events " .

“ That has been my charge . And that is why I have lived in a suitcase and trifle 260 secret plan in one class , trained for 12 hour a twenty-four hour period , because I have something to prove . ”

passably unusually for someone outside of the cartoon strip - chess residential district , he offered to work nude in rules of order to try his innocence .

“ If they want me to reave fully au naturel , I will do it , ” Niemann said . “ I do n’t care . Because I have it away I am sporting … You want me to play in a closed boxwood with zero electronic transmission , I do n’t care I ’m here to win and that is my goal irrespective . ”