Yeah, he is absolutely amazing with sarcasm. Just some people don't get it and that can make him appear weird. He is an exciting player and interesting personality. Glad he is part of the elite chess community. He is the reason I developed interest in chess again. There are some videos of him playing kids. He truly seems like a great guy. I hope he get's his macht against Magnus and win. He just needs to reduce his sometimes weird blunders and then who knows where the limit is. He clearly got into the head of Magnus. Even chess GMs who are friendly with Magnus called what he did in the context of Hans crazy.
@@Shadow-7295 "yeah makes sense thank you" "haha not at all, i wanted to know which openings, etc. but ok if you didn't want to let it out ok but "makes sense sure""
@@avaught20that’s the way everyone does it. This 260 stretch was before the whole cheating scandal. So yes that number is extreme but all players gain raiting that exact same way until they get into top 10-15
Which interview were you watching? They didn’t seem to get along at all. It was more of a professional courtesy that they even interacted with one another😅😅
@@KappaBoba Would people be as suspect of Hans if only his online cheating history when he was young at unrated tournaments got leaked but he never won against Magnus at St. Louis? One has got to consider the significant impact Magnus indirect accusation by means of tournament withdrawal and subsequent game resignation had on peoples perception of Hans as a player. How would Hans cheating history stack up if it wasn't mainly used as an "explanation" for his performance against Magnus?
It made me happy that Danya and Anish were positive about Hans because I wrongly thought they'd kinda talk down Hans all the way through the broadcast like all the other people usually did on their social media accounts. Now all we need to hope for is that Hans manages to get the negativity out of his life, because nobody wants to hear him complaining all the time, even if it is warranted.
yeah he definitely has a right to complain. of course the blacklisting is still on his mind, because it'll impact the rest of his career. anyways, I believe Hans when he says the negativity helped fortify his mental. note that he brought up the importance of feeling good and being happy in life. the negativity hasn't seemed to negatively impact his person. he's strong and optimistic. plus I think it makes for more entertaining chess, when a player shows such determination and passion to prove themself
Hans won a super close match and I thought he was going to tilt for sure when he choked in the penultimate game but he kept his cool and deservedly won the match. MVL has been crushing lately and was my dark horse to win the whole thing so it was an impressive first SCC match for Hans.
I'm not Hans' biggest fan, but he's not wrong. His rating would be much higher if he was invited as opposed to playing open tournaments where he has a lot more to lose with pretty much nothing to gain.
@@Edd_LShore its not like he's not going to closed tournements; he isnt being invited. He seems pretty willing to play on the biggest stage, even with all the allegations. Not really the mentality of a cheater imo.
@@tristancates5266 not at all. Of course he wouldnt be willing to play non stop any tournament anywhere. These idiots that believe his idol Magnus must think hes backed by Nasa with the most sophisticated cheating system ever, Its so stupid and childish
@@gregansbootstrap5352that still isn't proof that he cheated and the fact that people can be defamed to this extent without any proof is just ludicrous
NGL Hans is the perfect level of drama for the chess world. Honestly hope he brings a lot of people into the game, as controversial as his personality may be.
Yes, Hans and Nodirbek are the 2 youngsters that I'm rooting for (even though Hans isn't top 10 or top 15 unlike the other Indian youngsters), Gukesh is my third favourite... Note: this is based on their playstyle, and not how consistent they are)
Redeems himself? For what?? Don’t gimme that cheating BS. He was a child, basically, when that happened. His results at high security events have been solid.
Hans feeds on drama. Anish’s first question was more about how he could be consistent and Hans turned it into a potential cheating insinuation😅…it’s upto Hans if drama should leave him
@@naveendennis Personally, I follow both sides of the coin and since a while I lean towards Hans is being bashed on, rater than "we have the full story". All the chess community feeds on this drama, not Hans in particular
@@peshogeorgiev No, he didn't. He "admitted" it after being caught, when he no longer had any choice. That's not different than going to a trial and pleading guilty, but only after realizing that you were caught on camera.
I don't have any particular fondness for Niemann, but I enjoy his interviews and I do think he has gotten the shaft a bit. And I would actually like to see him play and beat Magnus (and some other top SuperGMs) over the board.
@@Atlas_Reduxbro no it doesn’t. if you play a game and you cheat a few times that doesn’t mean you should be banned for life. imagine being a kid and cheating in a game and then people say you can never play that game again. that’s really stupid
@@davidtran9455 Your comment is so utterly pure nonsense, I think I will have to explain this better; you're comparing two wildly different things. He is an adult. Not a child. He cheated, and admitted to it after being caught, not voluntarily. He deserves no respect from anyone. That you compare his blatant cheating as an adult with a mistake a child can make, shows you are an absolute insane fanboy.
Brilliant games, I watched every match, and this was the most entertaining after Nepo vs Abdusattorov. Let Niemann play! Let him prove himself. I am very happy SCC has Hans which adds so much more spice to this tournament, which is precisely what we need as viewers. Let Chess speak for itself.
Hans clearly has chess skills. Hans probably beat Magnus fair and square. I don’t blame Magnus for sussing, but the chess has indeed spoken. Time to accept that Hans is indeed a competitor.
I do believe that Hans has been mistreated by many people in the wake of Magnus' dubious OTB cheating allegations at the Sinquefield Cup. That said, I find his personality insufferable. He can't even answer an innocuous question like "how do you work on your chess?" without framing it about how he's a victim.
He has a chip on his soldier, and this is giving him the energy to drive himself forward. A Buddhist would tell him to let it go but who is to say that it is wrong if it is working for him. Many great sportsmen have done the same: Michael Jordan, to name but one.
Honestly, if I was Hans, I wouldn’t stay silent either. No one can even imagine how much crap he’s had to deal with. Yeah it’s great that people are finally starting to realise that Magnus, Hikaru and everyone who doubted him was wrong but they also have to be accountable for what they did. To not even apologise to him, I sure as hell wouldn’t stay silent until I got an apology from them. That’s all he wants, he just wants an apology from the players who he once idolised and looked up to.
@@fenybbs1154part of maturing as an adult is actually not giving a flying F what other people say and think. It’s just vanity and narcissistic to obsess over what others think of you. You can also dwell on negative events on your past or simply enjoy your life and do what you love to do. People who can’t do this are lacking in the right mindset to truly master their own psychology. This is a common illness among many.
@disinformationworld9378 You make it sound so easy and simple, but you forget that these very people were preventing him from doing what he loved to do by getting him banned from prestigious tournaments. This is more than just "don't care about what people think".
Hans is coming for Magnus but there’s a big roadblock ahead of him he need to beat Wesley So which is not easy to do. But having Hans in this tournament people are really into it because of the drama and action that he brings in this game. 👏👏👏
Sarcasm obviously but this is a silly take. Hikaru was able to achieve 100 classical elo points and significantly improve his playing strength for the first time in a decade after he started streaming, grew a bigger support network and was making tons more money despite spending less time on chess. Psychology plays a HUGE part at competitive chess especially when you’re playing against opponents that are psyched out as well. Hans isn’t wrong
surprisingly mature attitude by Hans. if he continues this way he could achieve that mental fortitude he was talking about to face any chess player and if his chess improves accordingly he can only go up and above his friends' and enemies' expectations. but can he keep his inner child in check? we shall see.
I'm a complete noob, but my 2c's are that Hans' style is very attacking and somewhat experimental, and so the erratic nature of his performance is less due to stress and more due to the fact that he's willing to take chances that others are not. And sometimes it won't work out and he'll look rather stupid. Except for this: HE DOESN'T REALLY CARE! And that's part of his genius. Call him a fool! Under-estimate him at your own peril! (Not unlike Giri did recently, if I'm not incorrect.) Bobby Fischer, I believe, had something of a similar genetic make-up with regard to that. (But I'll end the comparison there.) Hans is an exciting player, who is willing to try new things and surprise his opponent. I think he's good for chess, even if I am not overly enthused by his personality.
you gotta admit, getting called out for being a cheater is the best thing that ever happened to hans. he's just be another nobody if he didn't get busted. looks like it all worked out for him
He is far from a nobody. He is around rank 30 in the world at the moment and rising. He may never reach number 1, but he is already at the same level of very famous people.
@@conelord1984 Simply no. You're telling me you knew who he was before Magnus called him out? His talent is so-so at best, and always under a lens of suspicion. Chess purists will never take him seriously. He's a soundbite, nothing more. He'll never perform at a high level under high scrutiny in a classical tournament, because his talent comes from cheating.
@@SavageWorkouts I like and follow chess. I know every player in the top 30 and even a bit further. He is 27 at the moment. I would obviously know him. His level is even a bit higher because he is playing in very hard mode, mostly on open tournaments, for more than a year now which tends to lower your ELO. His real ELO is probably near top 20 at the moment and he is still very young. I wouldn't be surprised if he reaches top 10 in a year or two.
Either he's playing with a good dose of memory and intuition all the time, which would explain why he's not very consistent, or he's a very good player who suffers from ADHD, or he's hooked on something. I think ADHD is more likely.
I think jumping to something like that is kinda strange, many people are just naturally inconsistent. That being said I expect a lot of top chess players have ADHD, I have it and I imagine stuff like hyperfixations helps with motivation even at the professional level
@@duartevader2709 yeah but where do you draw the line? ADHD is not a black and white thing, it's a spectrum. I was also diagnosed but yeah it's very subjective who needs medication and how much. Also people who are not diagnosed can also take it to improve cognitive abilities. Kind of like doping. There should be testing for it