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Perpetual Chess is back with another bonus pod, as the Carlsen/Niemann story continues to see new developments. This week\u2019s major news is that Chess.com has issued a report\xa0with a full accounting of their actions around the Hans Niemann story. Joining me to discuss it is FM Nate Solon. Nate is a data scientist, 2018 Massachussets State Chess Champion, an Author, and a blogger who has recently been writing about the controversy, There was tons to discuss from this report, so I was happy to have Nate help me do so. Notes and brief timestamps can be found below.\xa0\xa0\nCORRECTION- There were a couple of times I misspoke in this pod in distinguishing between online and OTB cheating.I want to clarify that I was not disputing whether Hans cheated online, and any time I mentioned questions about whether Hans cheated it was only in relation to whether he cheated OTB. My apologies- Ben\n\n0:00- What are the major conclusions from the Chess.com report?\xa0\nMentioned: Chess.com report link here:\xa0\nhttps://www.chess.com/blog/CHESScom/hans-niemann-report\nHans\u2019 Most Recent Chess.com Account\nhttps://www.chess.com/member/hansontwitch\n\n15:00 - Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. You can check out all of their latest offerings here:\xa0\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/\nWe discuss the data Nate laid out in his Monday post, Did Hans Nieman Cheat\n22:00- Back to the report. We discuss the analysis within Chess.com\u2019s report of Hans\u2019 OTB results.\xa0\n41:00-\xa0Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess\u2019 algorithm reviews your games and gives you actionable advice on how to improve your game. Check it out for free, and if you choose to subscribe you can use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\nOr use this link for the same discount:\nhttps://aimchess.com/try?ref=benjohnson12\n\n42:00- We answer some listener questions related to the scandal.\xa0\nMentioned: David Smerdon\u2019s thoughts on the report here:\nhttps://twitter.com/dsmerdon/status/1577490212342870022?s=20&t=SSwdxc-1W8b1Ot9qukkx8w\nEpisode 271 with GM Hans Niemann\xa0\n\n1:13:00- Thanks to Nate for joining me and sharing his insights. Here are links to keep up with him:\xa0\nTwitter\nSubstack Blog\xa0\nEvaluate Like a GM Website\xa0\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices