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The Chess Scandal Involving Butt Plugs, AI, and Accusations of Cheating

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Introduction

On September 4th, at a live chess tournament in St. Louis, Chess Grandmaster of Magnus Carlsen lost in a massive upset to a young Chess Wiz Hans Neiman. Over the past few months, accusations and revelations have gotten wilder. We're talking buttplugs, we're talking AI-driven cheating engines, and other wild stuff. Throughout it all, motherboard editor and chief Jason Kebler has been pushing the story, watching every moment,. Now he's got a big scoop for us.

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