Chessmaster Nate Solon: We need to develop a better way to address this cheating issue. He says the top players are so good that if they cheat in a sort of subtle way, it's just really hard to catch. The show today was produced by Amanda Luellen and Hadi Mawagdi,. edited by Matthew Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and engineered by a theme, The Scream Shapiro.
The chess world is in chaos after its top player accused 19-year-old Hans Niemann of using AI to cheat. Niemann is responding with a $100 million lawsuit against his accuser and the chess website that says he likely cheated in scores of games.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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