💬 Quoted…​​ “Chess is in chaos.”

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1-ranked chess player in the world, had his 53-game unbeaten streak snapped last week by 19-year-old American grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann at the Sinquefield Cup, a prestigious tournament in St. Louis.

• Shortly after losing, Carlsen withdrew from the whole event without explanation (and posted some cryptic messages), which many chess experts say is a sign he believes his opponent was cheating.
• Niemann has forcefully denied ever cheating at in-person chess – even saying he'll play fully naked to prove it – while conceding that he had previously cheated online.

The bottom line (for now, at least): Tournament organizers and ‘chess detectives’ have repeatedly analyzed the match in question over the past week. So far, nothing suspicious has been unearthed.

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