Is Hans Niemann the second-best classical chess player of 2022? - SparkChess

Imagine a ranking system in which defeating the World Chess Champion trumps other considerations. In this system, Hans Niemann would be #2 for 2022.

Who is Hans Niemann, the controversial teen chess grandmaster – and did he really cheat against world champion Magnus Carlsen? Inside the 19-year-old's rise to notoriety

Hans Niemann: Chess Savant or World-Class Cheater?

Hans Niemann: Chess champion 'likely cheated' in more than 100 online games, report claims

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Report Accuses Chess Grandmaster of Understating Extent of His Cheating - The New York Times

EP 271- GM Hans Niemann on his Rapid Climb up the Chess Rankings and What's Next for Him in 2022 — The Perpetual Chess Podcast

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Hans Niemann hits back at his critics

Hans Niemann suffers a loss in the 7th Round of the El Llobregat Open – Chessdom

As Hans Niemann makes appearance at side event in Astana, Nepo and Ding say almost impossible to cheat in OTB events