Chess is in in the midst of one of its biggest scandals, with world champion Magnus Carlsen continuing to cast aspersions on one of the game’s rising stars.
Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann had barely sat down for their online tournament match when the world champion quit after one move.abc.net.au/news/world-champ-magnus-carlsen-shocks-chess-world-resigns-one-move/101456768The cheating scandal gripping chess has taken another turn, with five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen resigning from an online match against American teenager Hans Niemann after making just one move.
While Carlsen is yet to directly accuse Niemann of cheating, his early resignation from their game at the Julius Baer Generation Cup will stoke further controversy."Definitely a protest move," said former women's world champion Susan Polgar.Niemann has admitted to cheating in online games as a child, but has strongly defended himself against insinuations that he may have done so in recent professional games –He's accused Carlsen and online platform Chess.
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