Big money and big temptation in the world of online chess

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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Talk Show, News, Npr, Daily, On Point

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Chess is an ancient game of grand masters, now being upended in the digital domain. To add to the upheaval, grand master Hans Niemann has been accused of cheating in more than 100 games. Danny Rensch, Levy Rozman and Anna Cramling join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:18.8	This is on point.
0:23.3	I'm Megna Chakrabardi.
0:24.9	Scandal, rumors, intrigue, front page headlines,
0:29.3	coverage in major media outlets from the New York Times to ESPN.
0:34.1	Not normally things we'd associate with the world of chess.
0:38.9	But a major controversy has gripped the game for the past six months.
0:42.5	There are many twists and turns to this controversy,
0:44.8	but it comes down to this.
0:46.6	The world's greatest chess player, Magnus Carlson,
0:49.8	has accused an up-and-coming grandmaster, Hans Neiman,
0:52.8	of cheating, both online and in-person.
0:56.0	Now Neiman denies it, but Carlson stands by the accusations.
0:59.7	And two weeks ago, the world's leading online chess platform
1:03.2	stepped into the fray in a 72-page report,
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