After being suspected of assisting Hans Niemann in fraud, Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy considers legal proceedings against Magnus Carlsen.
“I’m shocked that a player of Carlsen’s caliber would use a frivolous and false allegation that I was involved in the Niemann cheating accusation,” Dlugy said. VICE. “I have been harmed personally, family and professionally. I am starting legal proceedings against those who initiated my involvement in the Carlsen-Niemann case.”
Carlsen (left) first mentioned Dlugy on September 21, making him a topic of discussion in the chess community. Image: Screen capture
Dlugy is a 56-year-old Russian-American Grandmaster, once the number one chess player in the world. He used to work on Wall Street, was the president of the American Chess Federation in 1990. He now owns a chess academy to teach young players, with an hourly tuition of at least $250.
Dlugy was first mentioned in the Carlsen-Niemann case on September 21, by the Norwegian player himself. After winning the Generation Cup, Carlsen said: “Everyone can draw their own conclusions, but I am still very impressed with Niemann’s play. The teacher Maxim Dlugy must be doing a great job coaching him.”
Account Facebook Dlugy’s recently posted two pictures of Niemann. In July 2022, he used the image of two teachers and students, with a comment congratulating “student” Niemann on the Top 50 in the world. The second picture was posted shortly after Niemann caused an earthquake by holding a black piece to defeat Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup super tournament on September 4. “16 months ago, I advised Niemann to focus on the endgame,” he wrote. “He’s spent a lot of time on that aspect. And today I’m proud to say that Niemann’s endgame technique is more than capable of beating Carlsen in a better position.”
The day after that loss, Carlsen dropped out of the tournament for the first time, and the community began to suspect Niemann of cheating. These two players met again in the sixth round of the Generation Cup on September 19, this time Carlsen only made one move and asked to lose. Carlsen issued a statement, saying: “I believe that Niemann has recently cheated more than he has admitted.”
Niemann admitted on September 6 that he was twice banned from playing online on the platform Chess.com for cheating at the age of 12 and 16. He took it as a lesson to strive for success without help from anyone. Over the past 20 months, his Elo increased by more than 200 multipliers.
Dlugy (right) and Niemann. Image: FBNV
Also in the post on January 29, VICE revealed that they have been Chess.com provide email about Dlugy admits to cheating many times when playing online money tournaments, in 2017 and 2020.
The story started at a Titled Tuesday in 2017, when Dlugy won the first few rounds and then suddenly disappeared. According to the provisions of Chess.com. They have the right to use a second account to compete, provided they confess to Chess.com and state the reasons and circumstances of the fraud.
Initially when he was banned from playing, Dlugy wrote an email to Danny Rensch – a director Chess.com: “What the hell? I got kicked out of Titled Tuesday for cheating? Are you kidding?”.
Rensch explains that the anti-cheat algorithm of Chess.com reputable, and asked Dlugy to explain for a chance to create a second account. A few months later, Dlugy emailed Rensch again, saying that he had competed online via a computer, but connected to a television so that students in his class could watch live and talk about their options. think. Dlugy’s students have Elo around 1,600 to 1,900, while his Elo is above 2,500.
Dlugy’s actions were considered cheating, because online players must play by themselves, not allowed to ask for help from anyone, whether parents, friends, students or computers.
Dlugy further explained that the reason he won so much was because one of his students used a powerful chess tool on his phone to remind him of the water. He did not know that, and only thought that the moves of his students were reasonable, so he should follow. “I have no proof for that,” Dlugy wrote. “But I’m pretty sure it happened. I can’t reveal the student’s name.”
Rensch said that was not the only time Dlugy violated the rules of the game. Dlugy admits it, too, and promises not to do it again.
On a Titled Tuesday tournament on April 28, 2020, Dlugy’s second account continued to be banned from competing for cheating. This time, he replied succinctly: “Yes. I broke the rules. I got help from an outside source for a few games.”
Dlugy made no mention of Niemann in his emails to Rensch. And Niemann didn’t respond either VICE when asked about Dlugy.
Xuan Binh
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