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#327 – GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & Chess Bots

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Did Anyone Care About Hans?

CNN's John Sutter talks about a chess tournament in St. Louis, where he says the world's top players were suspicious of Magnus Carlsen and Hans Neiman. They wanted increased anti-cheating measures to be introduced at the Cinfield Cup but it didn't happen. The two men went on to play against each other for several more games before Larsen was forced to withdraw due to illness. "I'm not going into some big debate about it I'm not going to get into it," LZ Granderson said when asked if there had been any evidence that his opponent cheated.

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