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2. Of the top ten world class chess masters, Carlsen is the top and Niemann is the bottom...

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed Sep 21, 2022, 01:20 PM

Sep 2022

During their previous game, Niemann beat Carlsen, which was considered the upset of upsets.

Unfortunately, Niemann has been suspected of using computers to cheat, and even admitted as much for some of his earlier games.

Carlsen believes that Niemann used computers to beat him during their last game.

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The cheating scandal roiling the chess world has a new wrinkle [View all] Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 OP

I think it's an online tournament so there's potential for cheating (maybe using a acomputer for KPN Sep 2022 #1

Of the top ten world class chess masters, Carlsen is the top and Niemann is the bottom... Raster Sep 2022 #2

online game after Carlsen's loss a in face to face match it seems Ponietz Sep 2022 #3

Once Kasparov was humiliated in St. Louis by very young Wesley So GreenWave Sep 2022 #4

I'm curious how do you cheat at chess? You can't slip a rook under your sleeve. mitch96 Sep 2022 #5