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Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen resigns from Hans Niemann rematch after single move in wake of cheating claims

Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating when the pair faced off earlier this month

The Independent UK

World champion Magnus Carlsen resigns after one move in online match against American Hans Niemann

Chess is in in the midst of one of its biggest scandals, with world champion Magnus Carlsen continuing to cast aspersions on one of the game’s rising stars.

ABC News

Magnus Carlsen resigns from rematch with Hans Niemann after opening move

Magnus Carlsen resigned after his opening move in an online match against Hans Niemann, reigniting the controversy between the two players

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: Firouzja sweeps Grand Tour while Carlsen v Niemann saga continues

The 19-year-old won the Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Tour in St Louis, while fresh cheating allegations form the backdrop to next Monday’s game between the world champion and the US teen

The Guardian - UK

Chess master denies using sex toy to help him win championship as game hit by scandal

Up and coming star Hans Niemann was sensationally accused online of using anal beads connected to a computer programme that would vibrate to help him decide his move

Daily Mirror

US chess player rejects claims he used sex toy to beat world champion Magnus Carlsen

‘Other than when I was 12 years old I have never cheated in a tournament with prize money,’ Hans Niemann says

The Independent UK

Chess player Hans Niemann denies using sex toy to help him beat grand champion

‘It must be embarrassing for the world champion to lose to an idiot like me,’ Hans Niemann said

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Chess world rocked by cheating allegations as champion withdraws for first time

The world of chess might never be the same again after world champ Magnus Carlsen suffered a shock loss to 19-year-old Hans Niemann, leading to finger-pointing and accusations of cheating

Daily Mirror

Chess: Hans Niemann hits back over ‘cheating’ controversy in St Louis

The 19-year-old grandmaster, whose win against the world champion led to Magnus Carlsen withdrawing from a tournament for the first time, says there is a campaign against him

The Guardian - UK

Chess world rocked by cheating accusations as prodigy insists he is now ‘clean’

The top US player Hans Niemann was forced to deny accusations of cheating after beating the World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, but admitted to doing so in the past

The Independent UK

Rising US chess star Hans Niemann offers to play naked to prove he's not a cheat

Hans Niemann, 19, admits to having cheated at chess as a child but says he is now clean and beat world champion Magnus Carlsen fair and square.

ABC News

Top chess player Hans Niemann admits cheating in past but says he is now ‘clean’

Hans Niemann, the 19-year-old who beat world champion Magnus Carlsen, has promised he is a reformed character after admitting cheating in the past

The Guardian - AU

Magnus Carlsen leaves Sinquefield Cup amid Niemann chess ‘cheating’ furore

The world champion withdrew from the tournament after defeat in the third round and Hikaru Nakamura said Niemann was ‘probably cheating’

The Guardian - UK

Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen quits Sinquefield Cup mid-tournament

World champion Magnus Carlsen mysteriously abandons a $500,000 chess tournament, prompting frenzied speculation as to why.

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Chess.com swallows Play Magnus while Kushal Jakhria sets new world mark

The merger between the two largest online chess groups will give the US-backed chess.com a dominant position, while the seven-year-old has set a record for the youngest ever 2000 national rating

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Harry Grieve, 21, wins British championship as seven-year-old shines

The Cambridge student and Matthew Wadsworth battled for 75 moves in epic encounter, while Kushal Jakhria targets two world age records

The Hindu

Crowded at the top: On strong domestic base propelling Indian chess

A strong domestic base is propelling Indian chess to great heights

Dynamite News

FTX Crypto Cup: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stuns five-time World Champion Carlsen

In the final match of the FTX Crypto Cup, Praggnanandhaa was trailing but he produced a clutch moment against Magnus Carlsen and defeated him in three games in a row in the blitz playoffs to create history. Read more on Dynamite News:

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The Hindu

FTX Crypto Cup: R. Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus Carlsen in final round but loses out on top prize

Despite the win over Magnus Carlsen in FTX Crypto Cup, the 17-year-old R. Praggnanandhaa could only take second place in the final standings

The Hindu

Praggnanandhaa loses to Duda in FTX Crypto Cup

Duda drew first blood when he won the opening game

The Hindu

FTX Crypto Cup: Praggnanandhaa’s winning streak ends with loss to Liem Le

The 17-year old Indian prodigy has been in superb form in the tournament

The Hindu

No stopping Praggnanandhaa as he makes it four wins in a row, beats Aronian

Praggnanandhaa won the third game with white pieces after the first two in the four-game match ended in a stalemate

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, seven, shines at British Championships

Keith Arkell and Harry Grieve lead after six of nine rounds, while Harrow schoolgirl scores remarkably well in Open Rapid

The Hindu

FTX Crypto Cup | Praggnanandhaa beats Anish Giri, notches up second straight win

With each victory over the four rapid games worth $7500, Praggnanandhaa has already ensured $15,000

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Uzbekistan win Olympiad while David Howell takes performance gold

Central Asian state, seeded 14, wins the 180-nation team event ahead of Armenia and India 2, while Howell’s 7.5/8 total echoes the 1980s

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