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World chess champion Magnus Carlsen, one of the greatest players in history, has for the first time openly accused fellow player Hans Niemann of cheating. A charge that Niemann denies.

Following a shocking loss to Niemann in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup, Carlsen withdrew from the tournament, an unprecedented move in the chess world.

This was widely seen as raising suspicions of cheating and Carlsen has now accused Niemann of cheating. Despite admitting to cheating online in the past, Niemann denies cheating over the board and has said he is prepared to play naked to prove his innocence.

The 麻豆约拍's Alex Therrien talks through the story and what's possible when it comes to cheating and stopping it from happening:

"There is an easy way to do it but difficult in practice...the way to cheat would be to use a chess program on your phone...they're very cheap and they're incredibly powerful now, stronger than strongest chess players by far...the question is if you're going to cheat how do you do that in tournament play."

(Photo: Magnus Carlsen competes during the 83rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament on January 27, 2021. Credit: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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