‘FIDE must punish players’: Hans slams Russia No. 1 Nepo over comments on 14-yo

American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann urged FIDE to punish players for publically making accusations, particularly involving young competitors. His comments came aft Ian Nepomniachtchi questioned a determination by 14-year-old Canadian IM Aaron Mendes during their Titled Tuesday game. Nepomniachtchi described the determination arsenic suspicious, portion Mendes went connected to triumph aft Nepomniachtchi’s blunder and eventual resignation.