It’s the story that has rocked chess and shown no sign of abating. The cheating scandal which has engulfed the sport, involving five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, is all anyone is talking about.

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A cheating scandal has erupted in the staid and serious world of chess. When a second-tier chess player twice beat the world champion Magnus Carlsen, a Norse titan whom no one ever beats, chess ...