The best Quotes by Hans Niemann

Carlsen, having solidified his position as the "King of Chess", believes that when it comes to chess, he can do whatever he wants and get away with it.

He's losing to such an idiot like me, you know. It must be embarrassing for the world champion to lose to me. I feel bad for him.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing something people say you cannot do.

I will be declining all interviews today, the chess will speak for itself.

I believe that cheating in chess is a big deal and an existential threat to the game.

I believe that Niemann has cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted. His over the board progress has been unusual, and throughout our game in the Sinquefield Cup I had the impression that he wasn't tense or even fully concentrating on the game in critical positions, while outplaying me as black in a way I think only a handful of players can do.

I've withdrawn from the tournament. I've always enjoyed playing in the Saint Louis Chess Club, and hope to be back in the future. If I speak I am in big trouble.

My favourite player from the past is probably myself, like, 3-4 years ago.

I'm really happy, obviously. As happy as you can be, beating a 16 year old.

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn’t even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.

It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.

What do you call an Asian Dwayne Johnson?
The Wok.

I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.

When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.