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Cheating, groupies, big money and drunken brawls: how chess went rock’n’roll

16 mins | Oct 8, 2022
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The game has always been younger, hipper and wilder than most outsiders realise. What do sex toys, soap operas, and Chess have in common? According to the media, the answer is everything after Magnus Carlsen's shocking defeat in September 2022. Sean Ingle brings you every twist and sordid turn that has wracked the modern chess world.

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