Chess: Hans Niemann struggles in US championship amid beefed up security | Chess
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 14, 2022
Hans Niemann, the controversial 19-year-old named as a probable cheat by the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, made a fast start at the $262,000 US championship in St Louis, but then fell back, and was next to last after eight of the tournament’s 13 rounds.
The teenager won in round one, calling it “such a beautiful game that I don’t need to describe it.” He should have won
