‘[He’s] completely out of his mind for saying this’: Hikaru on xQc’s response to Magnus Carlsen’s statement on cheating allegations

In a Tweet yesterday, Magnus Carlsen officially accused Hans Niemann of cheating during their chess match at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, and in response, top Twitch streamer xQc called out the reigning World Chess Champion, claiming he is causing “irreparable damage.” Following this, chess grandmaster and fellow streamer Hikaru Nakamura had some choice words for the Twitch star.

A little under a month ago, chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer Hans Niemann defeated one of the greatest chess players in the world, Magnus Carlsen, at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. This caused a wave of drama after Carlsen chose to withdraw from the event following his loss. Then, two weeks later, Carlsen resigned from his match against Niemann at the Julius Baer Generation Cup after playing only one move, creating even more tension within the chess community.

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