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Cheating in chess is cheating – even if it’s an online game

Letter: Martha Lea on why the chess community is angry about the Hans Niemann controversy

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Hans Niemann struggles in US championship amid beefed up security

The controversial 19-year-old began well in St Louis, but now he is among the tailenders

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The wild world of cheating in elite sport

A cheating scandal has rocked the chess world, but it's just the latest in a long list of sports cheats.

Newsroom.co.nz

Online chess cheating is a huge problem — here’s how scientists are trying to spot it

The chess world is being rocked by accusations of cheating — but how can chess regulators spot cheats, especially in online games?

Inverse

Confessions of a serial chess cheat: I’m quite enjoying the Carlsen v Niemann fallout

After 40 years out of the spotlight, the beef between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann has made people talk about chess again, says author Stephen Moss

The Guardian - UK

A top expert on chess cheating explains how AI has transformed human play

In the decades since IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess world champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, artificial intelligence has transformed the way humans play the game, and not always for the better.

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First Thing: Biden pardons thousands convicted for marijuana possession

‘Long overdue’ move could herald federal legalization. Plus, mother of dead Iranian schoolgirl accuses authorities

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Niemann faces credibility test in St Louis as cheating saga continues

The controversial 19-year-old won his opening round at the US championship, then described the game as ‘beautiful’

The Guardian - UK

Hans Niemann says he 'won't back down' after claims he cheated more than 100 times in chess matches

Hans Niemann, the American chess grandmaster accused of cheating "more than 100 times", speaks out after downing his 15-year-old opponent in the US Championship.

ABC News

Chess player accused of cheating gets body scanned before entering competition

‘I’m not going to back down and I’m going to play my best chess here regardless of the pressure,’ Hans Niemann says

The Independent UK

Sports cheating scandals are everywhere

Multiple investigations have opened into niche sports, like chess, fishing and Irish dancing.

Axios

The bizarre chess cheating controversy with speculation over a vibrating sex toy, explained

A wild chess cheating controversy has taken a turn.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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

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The New Daily

Damning report claims chess champ ‘likely cheated’ in more than a hundred games

A bombshell report has alleged that rising chess champion Hans Niemann has "likely cheated" more than a hundred times.

The Guardian - UK

Britt’s birthday, banned adverts and Brummie insults – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Independent UK

Hans Niemann: Defiant young chess star accused of cheating ‘won’t back down’

American grandmaster accused of cheating in more than 100 online games

Evening Standard

Chess player Hans Niemann ‘not going to back down’ despite cheating allegations

The American teenager says he is going to play his ‘best chess’ despite being under pressure

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France 24

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann defends reputation after cheating claims

American international grandmaster Hans Niemann said Wednesday he "won't back down," after the chess platform chess.com reported he has "probably cheated more than 100 times" in online games.

The Guardian - US

Defiant Niemann ‘won’t back down’ amid damning chess cheating report

Hans Niemann struck a defiant pose in his first public appearance since an investigation found that he had cheated in more than 100 online games

ABC News

North Korea launches another ballistic missile, Alex Jones declines defence in Sandy Hook trial, and Russian cosmonaut takes to space from US — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for and all the news that happened while you snoozed. This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories.

The Guardian - UK

Niemann v Carlsen chess cheating controversy is ‘tragedy’ for both sides

Chess world is divided between those who think Carlsen was right to speak out about an existential threat – and others who believe he was reckless

WEKU

Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in more than 100 chess games. He's playing today

Niemann, a grandmaster, is competing in the U.S. Chess Championships tournament that began Wednesday in St. Louis.

Evening Standard

Chess sensation at centre of Magnus Carlsen controversy ‘may have cheated in 100 games’

The American has defended himself after allegations he cheated more than he admitted to

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump asks supreme court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute

Appellate court ruling prevented special master from examining 100 files seized from Mar-a-Lago. Plus, a record-breaking pumpkin

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