Episode Ep 504 June 2, 2026 55 min 28s

504: Untold: Chess Mates

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Just when we thought the biggest drama around the chess world was reserved for a 1980s British mega-musical about US/Soviet Cold War relations, along comes a bunch of tech bros at Chess.com to steal the crown. Apparently winning at chess online can lead to some big earnings, and rumors and allegations of cheating start to fly after a young upstart player starts dominate on the site. And don't even get us started on the anal beads, Fam....

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