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US grandmaster Niemann sues chess champion Carlsen over cheating claims

American grandmaster Hans Niemann, in the latest move in a scandal that has rocked the world of chess, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Magnus Carlsen after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating.

France 24

Hans Niemann: Everything you need to know about the bad guy of chess

The chess champion has been hit by cheating allegation after cheating allegation, but he’s standing strong. Here’s everything you need to know about chess maverick, Hans Niemann

Evening Standard

Cheating, groupies, big money and drunken brawls: how chess went rock’n’roll

Chess’s fusty image has been shaken by recent allegations of underhand tactics. But as any fan or player can tell you, it has long been younger, hipper – and wilder – than most outsiders realised

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SI:AM | The Scandal Rocking the Chess World

Magnus Carlsen came out and said what everyone in chess had been speculating about for weeks.

Sports Illustrated

Explained | Carlsen v Niemann: What is the ‘cheating’ controversy rocking the chess world?

Shocking the chess world on September 19, the world’s top-ranked player Magnus Carlsen resigned from a game against 19-year-old Grandmaster Hans Niemann in the Julius Baer Generation Cup, after just one move.

The Hindu

Hardcore Pawn: Your Ultimate Explainer On The Anal Beads Chess Drama That’s STILL Exploding

Once a pawn a time, the chess world was in perfect harmony. Grandmasters would coexist, there was no beef between players, and everything was glorious. But now, the chess world has been absolutely shaken, rattled and rolled. If you’re looking for the ultimate recap of all the drama in the…

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Bizarre conspiracy scandal takes the chess world by storm

The New Daily takes a look back at a burgeoning feed between two chess rivals – and one bizarre conspiracy theory circulating online.

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Magnus Carlsen resigns from rematch with Hans Niemann after opening move

Magnus Carlsen resigned after his opening move in an online match against Hans Niemann, reigniting the controversy between the two players

The Guardian - UK

Chess world rocked by cheating allegations as champion withdraws for first time

The world of chess might never be the same again after world champ Magnus Carlsen suffered a shock loss to 19-year-old Hans Niemann, leading to finger-pointing and accusations of cheating

Daily Mirror

Chess: Hans Niemann hits back over ‘cheating’ controversy in St Louis

The 19-year-old grandmaster, whose win against the world champion led to Magnus Carlsen withdrawing from a tournament for the first time, says there is a campaign against him

The Guardian - UK

Chess world rocked by cheating accusations as prodigy insists he is now ‘clean’

The top US player Hans Niemann was forced to deny accusations of cheating after beating the World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, but admitted to doing so in the past

The Independent UK

Rising US chess star Hans Niemann offers to play naked to prove he's not a cheat

Hans Niemann, 19, admits to having cheated at chess as a child but says he is now clean and beat world champion Magnus Carlsen fair and square.

ABC News

Top chess player Hans Niemann admits cheating in past but says he is now ‘clean’

Hans Niemann, the 19-year-old who beat world champion Magnus Carlsen, has promised he is a reformed character after admitting cheating in the past

The Guardian - AU

Magnus Carlsen leaves Sinquefield Cup amid Niemann chess ‘cheating’ furore

The world champion withdrew from the tournament after defeat in the third round and Hikaru Nakamura said Niemann was ‘probably cheating’

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Chess.com swallows Play Magnus while Kushal Jakhria sets new world mark

The merger between the two largest online chess groups will give the US-backed chess.com a dominant position, while the seven-year-old has set a record for the youngest ever 2000 national rating

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, seven, shines at British Championships

Keith Arkell and Harry Grieve lead after six of nine rounds, while Harrow schoolgirl scores remarkably well in Open Rapid

The Hindu

India’s love affair with chess

There are reasons India’s chess profile has gone stratospheric and the youth parade at this Olympiad is testimony to how many prodigies the country has churned out

Financial Times

Enter the inner sanctum of elite chess

Eight of the game’s grandmasters gathered in Madrid this month for an international summit of sorts. They were playing for the future of chess

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The Guardian - UK

Carlsen given world chess title deadline as Nepomniachtchi and Ding await

Fide has ‘kindly asked’ the world champion to decide by 20 July whether he will defend the crown he has won five times

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England win three world titles while Ian Nepomniachtchi nears victory

England over-50s, led by Michael Adams and Nigel Short, dominated the world seniors event in Italy

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Nepomniachtchi and Caruana lead in Madrid with Carlsen in sight

The world champion’s 2018 and 2021 challengers are clear of their rivals, and the Norwegian’s resolve to decline a new series against an opponent from his own generation could soon be tested

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Hikaru Nakamura has second attempt at Candidates tournament to face chess champion Magnus Carlsen

Hikaru Nakamura is a legend in the chess world, but victory in the Candidates Tournament could ignite the sport's popularity.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen wins Titled Tuesday while Alireza Firouzja is erratic

The world champion scored 10/11 online in Chess.com’s weekly masters open, using 1 b2-b3 as White and 1...b7-b6 as Black in all games, while the 18-year-old talent has been uneven against the elite at Bucharest

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Wesley So wins in Berlin but laments failure to qualify for Candidates

The world No 7 defeated Hikaru Nakamura but missed out on a place among eight Candidates to face Magnus Carlsen for the world championship

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen’s rivals prepare for Candidates as No 1 wins after hiccup

China’s world No 2, Ding Liren, is poised to join Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and five other top GMs in the Candidates, while Carlsen wins online despite scare

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