Teenage U.S. chess grandmaster Hans Niemann seemed to obtain a extra thorough safety test than different gamers on his arrival on the U.S. Chess Championships in St. Louis this week.
A St. Louis Chess Membership livestream confirmed Niemann, 19, being requested to show round so the protection wand might be waved over his buttocks as he entered the contest enviornment. However the two gamers sooner than Niemann and the only after him have been simplest scanned on their fronts.
The instant went viral as a result of Niemann not too long ago confronted unsubstantiated rumors ― which he has denied ― that he used wirelessly-controlled vibrating anal beads or a prostate massager to obtain messages from his trainer in regards to the profitable strikes for a surprising victory over global champion and Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.
Watch his safety test from the 20:45 mark right here:
Niemann has admitted to dishonest two times in his occupation, when he used to be 12 and 16, however denies the entire different allegations — and has even presented to play within the buff to turn out them fallacious.
Niemann received his first pairing spherical within the U.S. championship in opposition to 15-year-old Christopher Yoo on Wednesday.
“This complete factor began with me announcing chess speaks for itself and I feel this recreation spoke for itself and confirmed the chess participant that I’m,” he instructed newshounds. “It additionally confirmed I’m now not going to go into reverse and I’m going to play my easiest chess right here irrespective of the drive.”