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#20 - Magnus Carlsen Withdraws From the Sinquefield Cup

The Chicken Chess Club

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No one wanted to play against him. People were checking the pairings. He was playing Fella in World Cup. We're assuming he didn't cheat there, but no one could play against him at all. So I just... I'm just behaving and playing against the human. And well, if it's a computer, then I'm screwed. It's a way. If I play against the computer anyway, I'm losing. That's what we did in the World Championship match when Vichy played against Tupalev. There was also rumours at that point. Well, it was clear here we thought that if he's cheating, it's not that difficult. To be honest

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