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The genteel world of chess has been rocked by accusations of cheating made by the game's leading player.

The scandal has been the talk of the chess world this month. Interest exploded last week after Carlsen resigned from a match against Niemann after making only one move.

The chess community has been yelling about this all month.

Magnus Carlsen, the chess world champion, has accused the American teenager of ‘cheating more – and more recently – then he has publicly admitted’

The 31-year-old Norwegian spoke out directly for the first time since his shocking loss at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup.

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has accused fellow player Hans Niemann of cheating and said he will never play against him again.

He may be at the center of a raging global scandal with his accusations of possible cheating by a fellow grandmaster, but world champion Magnus Carlsen is showing no signs of stress at the chessboard.

Carlsen did not provide details about how Niemann may have cheated.

He may be at the center of a raging global scandal with his accusations of possible cheating by a fellow grandmaster, but world champion Magnus Carlsen is showing no signs of stress at the chessboard.

The scandal has been the talk of the chess world this month. Interest exploded last week after Carlsen resigned from a match against Niemann after making only one move.