American GM Hans Moke Niemann commented on the Netflix documentary “UNTOLD: Chess Mates”. Niemann believes Chess.com made money off a catchy headline, and notes the lack of remorse or empathy toward him.
Hans Moke Niemann
American GM“This is the look of someone truly evil.
Laughing, smirking about how much money they made off anal beads. No remorse or empathy.”
Many X users expressed outrage after watching the documentary. User @JoshNoLook gave a recommendation to Diamond subscribers on Chess.com:
Josh
@JoshNoLook“If you can afford a Chess.com Diamond subscription but haven’t seen the Netflix documentary, it may be worth spending a few bucks to get a better sense of the kind of company your money is supporting.
People can make their own choices, of course. But they should at least understand what they’re choosing to support.”
User @mornings0da expressed doubts about continuing to use Chess.com:
sydney
@mornings0da“My main takeaway from the documentary was that the Chess.com executives are ridiculously slimy people and I shouldn’t be using their website anymore.”
User @chess_pain called for support of an alternative open chess platform:
Chess Pain
@chess_pain“Donate to Lichess.”
“UNTOLD: Chess Mates” is a Netflix documentary about the 2022 cheating scandal involving Magnus Carlsen and Hans Moke Niemann. The documentary centers on Niemann’s victory over Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup and the cheating allegations that followed. The film premiered on Netflix on April 7.
Credit: Netflix
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