Hans Niemann and Daniil Dubov to face the 18-game match asked for losers to answer a question under Polygraph test-

The eagerly awaited showdown between Hans Niemann and Daniil Dubov will take place on March 7th and 8th in Moscow, Russia, with 18 lightning games with a 3+2 -time control. But there is a unique turn, whoever loses, must answer a question from the winner under a polygraphent test.

Niemann, the controversial American grand master, confirmed the correspondence details on social media and wrote about X: “6 p.m. Moscow time, live on my Twitch/YouTube. 18 games of 3+2. Losers must answer a question from the winner under a polygraph! “

6 p.m. Moscow time, live on my Twitch/YouTube. 18 games of 3+2. Losers must answer a question from the winner under a polygraph! pic.twitter.com/5rzpw5xtqo

– Hans Niemann (@Hansmokeniemann) February 28, 2025

The origins of the feud

The rivalry between Niemann and DuboV results from an incident in the Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024 in New York. During the Blitz event, DuboV did not appear to his planned game against Niemann, which led to a loss win for the American.

Dubov later explained his absence to the Norwegian media company NRK and explained: “I went to the hotel to prepare myself quickly for the game, but then I fell asleep. When I woke up it was too late, so I came back later and continued. “

After the controversy, Niemann emphasized an open challenge to Dubov, offered to cover his journey and accommodation and even promise a donation of 10,000 US dollars to a benefactor organization of Dubov's election when the Russian won.

However, Dubov had his own conditions. He suggested that Niemann is subjected to a lying detector test carried out by a trained specialist test, which refers to the fraudulent allegations against him. He also suggested a 24-game flash match with a price of $ 2,000 per point if Niemann took the test.

“You agree to a lie detector test with a trained specialist. I am sure we can find a trustworthy independent authority (maybe @demis_hassabis?), Who select the company/person to operate it. Test to give questions about fraud, whereby the results of the community are communicated as a whole. If the test comes out clean, I will accept that my decision about skin went and I am ready to play a 24-game flash match against you, 8 games a day, $ 2000 per point, ”he said.

While Niemann did not publicly publicly agree to the Lie detector demand at the time, the two finally seemed to have made a decision. An 18-game agreement with the loser, which was necessary to undergo a polygraphest test, was announced by the American GM. The fans will definitely see who will win the match.