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Chess Champion Ratchets Up Cheating Drama by Resigning in Just One Move
- isaacfrond 4y agotl;dr World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen was supposed to play Hans Niemann, a 19-year old he previously implied was a cheater, in the Champions Chess Tour 2022 today. Instead, he resigned after making just one move, reigniting the embers of a scandal that’s consumed the chess world this month.
- Someone 4y agoI don’t think there’s any doubt that Niemann _was_ a cheater; he admitted so himself (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Carlsen–Niemann_controversy#Niemann's_reaction) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Carlsen–Niemann_controver... What’s not clear is whether he still _is_ a cheater, and, in particular, whether he was in the particular game where he beat Magnus.
- isaacfrond 4y agoDoes anybody else fear there is something wrong with his mental health? I mean not defending his title, throwing tantrums, creating drama on the internet. I'm not a psychiatrist but I play one on tv. Is he manic depressed?