Chess, Sex Toys, and Cheating: The Carlsen V Niemann Scandal

Spying, sex toys and cheating! Never has a chess match grabbed the attention of the world’s media like the recent defeat of the five-time defending world chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway at the hands of the up and coming American chess player Hans Niemann. What ensued would see allegations of cheating and spying and an offer from Niemann to play his games naked going forward. HOST: Fionnán Sheahan GUEST: Malcolm Pein

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