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But online blitz chess when you're 16 is not "part of a professional competitive career".

Chess.com put out a statement refuting Hans' claims that he only cheated twice and Hans has not responded yet.

Then again I would put less than zero credibility to entity that has financial investment on the accuser in this case. Ofc, they will tow that line.

You're saying Hans only cheated twice, and chess.com is falsy accusing him of cheating more often than that because they're working on a takeover of Magnus' company?

That's straying pretty far into conspiracy theory territory.

I think they were probably pressured by Magnus who out of malice after losing a game is targeting promising player... Which I think is entirely reasonable reading of situation after seeing actions take by a player.

Chess.com ( magnus carlsons sponser) put out a statement refuting Hans' claims that he only cheated twice and Hans has not responded yet.(and chess. com have yet to show any evidence of said cheating)

It can be. Being professional doesn't mean being good, it means doing something for money, and there is money at stake in some online blitz tournaments.

One important question is whether Niemann has cheated in tournaments with prizes or "only" in ladder-type games (he's only admitted to the latter as I understand)

It's professional either way, since he used his Chess.com profile for his Twitch streaming.

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