# Did This Chess Prodigy Cheat?

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Language: en

Published: 2022-09-09T22:30:00+00:00

Source creator: theScore esports

Duration: 792 seconds

## Description

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This week, we may have witnessed the biggest chess drama in recent memory. 

Last Sunday, Magnus Carslen, a candidate for the greatest chess player of all time, finally lost a game to a 19 year old American that has climbed to the top of chess at a phenomenal speed. 

It sounds like a fairytale, except he’s been accused of cheating. Things got ugly, things got really crazy, and things aren’t over yet…  

Written & Hosted by: Danny Burke (@lurkeyburke)
Edited by: Brendan Fahey (@Drillbit_)
Thumbnail by: Bennett Grainger
Produced by: Keith Capstick (@KeithCapstick) & Danny Burke (@lurkeyburke)

Footage courtesy of: https://pastebin.com/Q1zSSMjx

Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).

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