The teen’s gambit

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🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The chess world is in chaos after its top player accused 19-year-old Hans Niemann of using AI to cheat. Niemann is responding with a $100 million lawsuit against his accuser and the chess website that says he likely cheated in scores of games. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's a big huge cheating scandal in professional sports right now.
0:04.0	Now, to a huge scandal in the world of professional chess.
0:08.0	Wait, wait, wait, wait. Is chess even a sport?
0:11.0	It depends who you ask. Some might call it a game, some might call it a sport.
0:16.0	I think the people who think it's a sport point to things like the world championship match,
0:20.0	where the games can last hours upon hours and players actually even physically train
0:26.0	to prepare for that type of grueling affair.
0:29.0	Whatever chess is, one of the best players to ever sit behind pawns,
0:33.0	just got beaten by a 19 year old everyone seems to think is a punk.
0:37.0	And now that 19 year old is suing that chess grandmaster for...
0:42.0	$100 million.
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