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Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat (www.bbc.com)
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Hans Niemann was accused of cheating after he beat Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen last September.

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 100 points 1 year ago (23 children)

This was a joke invented by r/anarchychess. I'd be amazed if it were real.

[–] KickAssDuke@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a joke from Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia

[–] theKalash@feddit.ch 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Except that this happened before the episode came out.

[–] KickAssDuke@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Oh lol that makes sense. I only relate to the world through IASIP...

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