Chess star Hans Niemann breaks his silence as he’s cleared of using vibrating anal beads to cheat against world champion Magnus Carlsen

The chess prodigy accused of using ‘anal beads’ to beat the world champion says he is ‘reinforced’ and ready for another match after being cleared to play.

Hans Niemann sued Norway’s Magnus Carlsen for $100 million for ruining his career after the world champion suggested that he allowed himself a stunning win against him at a 2020 tournament.

The sport was rocked by rumors that a chess coach had told the 20-year-old what to play by sending buzzes to a sex toy hidden in his body.

The lawsuit was dismissed over the summer, and Niemann has now reached an agreement with the sport’s online platform chess.com, paving the way for a much-anticipated rematch.

“Hello chess world, did you miss me?” Niemann said on Twitter when announcing his return.

“No matter how much you try to blacklist me, no matter what you do to ruin my career or slander my reputation, these trying times have only strengthened my resolve and character and have only given me more strength to reach the top of chess. .

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann (pictured) has been officially cleared of accusations by a rival that he used vibrating anal beads to cheat

“I think it’s time to let my chess game speak for itself.”

The self-taught grandmaster from San Francisco shot up the world rankings when he was invited to play against Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup last September in St. Louis, Missouri.

But with Carlsen playing white and getting the first move, few expected Niemann’s powerful defense to dismantle his opponent and claim the game.

“It must be embarrassing for the world champion to lose to me,” he told reporters.

‘I feel sorry for him!’

He credited a “ridiculous miracle” to his victory, claiming that four years earlier that morning he saw a video of Carlsen using a similar game plan in a match.

Critics claimed the statement didn’t hold water and Carlsen pulled out of the tournament, with a cryptic tweet from Portugal’s football manager José Mourinho saying: “When I speak I’m in big trouble, and I don’t want to get in big trouble. .’

Organizers immediately ramped up security measures, including a 15-minute delay in the broadcast of the moves and heightened radio frequency identification checks as rumors spread that Niemann had cheated.

Chess bloggers jokingly suggested that some players had been using “anal beads” for years, a rumor reinforced by Elon Musk with a misquote from German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit, genius hits a target no one can see (because it’s in your ass),” the Tesla boss tweeted.

A week later, Carlsen fueled the scandal when he resigned after just one move in an online match against Niemann.

“Do any fair play check you want, I don’t care because I know I’m clean,” Niemann said angrily in an interview after his win.

He added that he would like to play a game of chess while naked: “They want me to strip completely naked? I do it.

“I don’t care because I know I’m clean and I’m willing to submit to whatever you want me to play.”

As the rumors piled up, Niemann underwent a humiliating 90-second body scan in front of laughing onlookers before entering a tournament a few weeks later.

Chess.com banned Niemann and later published a report stating that he had probably cheated more than 100 times in online games.

The prodigy admitted to cheating online between the ages of 12 and 16, but denied doing anything wrong while contesting over-the-board games.

And he sued Carlsen, the website, and the Japanese grandmaster for libel, alleging that Carlsen paid another grandmaster $300 to shout “Cheater Hans” from a public balcony during a tournament.

That lawsuit was dismissed by a Missouri judge in June, but Chess.com said it re-admitted Niemann Monday after promising not to take any further legal action against it.

“We have reached an agreement with Hans Niemann to put our differences behind us and move forward together without further litigation,” the website said in a statement.

“We would also like to reaffirm our adherence to the findings in our October 2022 public report on Hans, including that we found no conclusive evidence that he cheated in personal games.”

The 32-year-old world champion reacted glaringly to the settlement, saying: “I acknowledge and understand Chess.com’s report, including its statement that there is no conclusive evidence that Niemann cheated in his match against me at the Sinquefield Cup.

“I am willing to play Niemann in future events if we are paired together.”

The 20-year-old chess prodigy has competed in tournaments around the world, taking part in his first US tournament at the age of eight. He is pictured competing in 2013 and right in 2014, at the age of 10, when he became the youngest winner of the Mechanics Institute Chess Club tournament in its 159-year history.

As an eighth grade student, Niemann won first place in a local chess championship in 2017. He plays alongside friend Gavin Spandow, who described Hans as “fiercely competitive and far from modest.”

Niemann said he will repeat his win when the rematch takes place.

“I look forward to competing against Magnus at chess instead of in court,” he said in his video.

“I would like to affirm my view that the chess.com report was defamatory and I dispute their allegations.

“One day I will be the best chess player in the world.”