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Hans Niemann is legitimate top 10 right now. Discuss.

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DreamscapeHorizons

There's a good chance Alireza beats Hikaru.

DreamscapeHorizons

Update on the Hans and Magnus drama.

Apparently Magnus made a peace offering and invited Hans to a tournament that Magnus is involved in. It seems Hans is likely to participate in it and has indicated it's best to put the past behind and move on. That's good. But the Hikaru and Hans drama lives on!! They ain't putting anything in the past, the hatred and sht talking continues. I'd bet on Hans in a fight between Hans and Hikaru. I wanna see a cage match between them. Hahahaha

Jenium

I noticed Magnus called everyone by their firstname, except for Hans. tongue

DreamscapeHorizons

There's probably still a bit of uncomfortable feelings all around but Magnus seems to be trying to extend an olive branch. Even Danny was polite on air at the final 4 in Paris and even said Hans will definitely be invited to next years SCC. Hans vented and let his opinion be known and he sounds like he's willing to put it all to rest. But as for Hikaru and Hans, I think a bare knuckle cage match would solve all that drama.

Rxzxrrr
I feel bad for magnus having to deal with a niemann attitude
DreamscapeHorizons

I think the attitudes are over between Magnus, Hans, and Danny/chess.com. A lot seems to have been resolved in Paris and all of em seem to want to leave the controversy in the past. Except for the Hans and Hikaru beef.

OutOfCheese

People rarely change in a matter of a few days so I think we'll see the old Hans back soon.

DreamscapeHorizons

Hans is still very young and has had to provide for himself at a much younger age than most so people should weigh that into their opinions.

XxChompy_rawr_xX

hi

OutOfCheese

I mean we all saw the "humbled Hans" figure at least once already in the Piers Morgan interview and he went back to crazy Hans, so unless he's showing an ongoing willingness to be civil I ain't buying it. Time will tell if he manages to grow up.

Mazetoskylo
Legrand14 wrote:

Hans is a beast I really hope he gonna win agains magnus and hikaru in Paris!

Not a chance, unless Stockfish speaks for itself.

DreamscapeHorizons

All 4 matches went the way I thought they would. Hans clearly isn't at the level of the other 3 BUT... he's still improving. Magnus said he thinks Hans is miles and miles ahead of where he was 2 years ago. We will see how much impact Kramnik has on Hans, if at all.

OutOfCheese

As long as he learns about chess from Kramnik and doesn't get brain damage from conspiracy delusions he'll be just fine. Kramnik may not be the most up to date player but he has a lot of experience Hans can profit off of.

DreamscapeHorizons

He's the only player to beat Kasparov in a match. That first match with Karpov never concluded so nobody won it. An interesting fact about Kramniks early days is that he was 2650 and STILL just had the IM title. That's how fast he was still improving at an elite level. Also, there's no way to know if he's even a good teacher. Just because a player has amazing skills doesn't mean they're a good teacher/coach. Sometimes the best teachers are lower rated masters.

OutOfCheese

Afaik Kramnik also has a lot of experience as a teacher. I didn't experience him in that role myself so I can't say if he's a good one, if you believe the internet then he's a great coach and teacher.

DreamscapeHorizons

That combination between Hans and Vlad is a bit funny and ironic. One of them is known for being the guy that has the cheating accusations swirling around him and the other is known for excessive accusations of cheating and supposed out of control paranoia over cheating. Wild and funny combo.

DreamscapeHorizons

Hans just now reached #15 in the world live rankings after his win against Leinier Dominguez in round 3 of the U.S. championship.

Kulman01
Hans niemann also cheated over the board I believe..
stancco

https://youtu.be/nMEPGM6Kkqw?si=Xh0Wg_dqic4h__uC

JayThe10th
Kulman01 wrote:
Hans niemann also cheated over the board I believe..

well actually a few years ago he was found cheating online, i think. Not OTB, but people still think he cheated OTB, even though there was no cheating proof other than a past charge.