The Anal Bead Cheating Scandal That Rocked the Online Chess World

On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Slate’s Nitish
Pahwa to discuss a major cheating scandal in the chess world this
past fall between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, and how the
story just keeps going. They talk about Niemann’s rise on
Chess.com, ways people have tried to cheat in the past, and why
anal beads entered the conversation. Plus, they talk about Mittens,
the evil chess bot cat. This podcast is produced by Daniel
Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario. Subscribe to Slate
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