Hans Niemann has withdrawn last minute from Paris Freestyle 2025. The news came right after the official technical meeting on April 5 at 19:00 CET. Later the same afternoon Norwegian TV 2 announced that the main reason for Hans Niemann withdrawing from Paris Freestyle Chess 2025 is the implementation of new anti-cheating measures. The organizers have cited “personal reasons”. There is no official statement from Hans Niemann’s camp as of today, April 6 8:00 CEST. See the developing story Hans Niemann withdrawing from Paris Freestyle Chess 2025 / See all details of Freestyle Paris 2025 here
As reactions continue pouring, kramnikstudentc24 (@kramnikstudent on Tiwtter/X) publishes a Chess Song: Disappearing stars (Hans Niemann & Alireza Firouza). The video speaks for itself
