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Catch up on the chess cheating scandal.

The chess world is in chaos after Magnus Carlsen accused 19-year-old Hans Niemann of using AI to cheat. On Vox Media’s Today, Explained podcast, Wall Street Journal sports reporter Andrew Beaton runs through the fallout from chess’ biggest scandal in years in under 30 minutes.

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