Chess.com reaches conclusion on Hikaru cheating accusations by Vladimir Kramnik

Chess.com released a statement today concluding that GM Vladimir Kramnik’s thinly veiled cheating allegations against GM Hikaru Nakamura “lack statistical merit” after a week of investigation into the matter.

The drama began on Nov. 20 when Kramnik made a blog post titled “Informational” to Chess.com in which he remarked it was “interesting” that “a player” was capable of achieving an especially impressive win streak in Chess.com’s three-minute Blitz game mode. The allegation, which included stats that could be traced back to Hikaru, came just days after the GM set a record for a Blitz elo, according to a report by Dexerto.

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