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08/10/2022 GMT

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A cheating scandal is rocking the world of chess - and data is at its heart

How data is being used to catch chess cheats - including grandmasters

A cheating scandal is currently rocking the world of chess, as World Champion Magnus Carlsen accuses the young American Hans Niemann of cheating. A bombshell new report has said that Niemann is likely to have cheated in over 100 games online, and uses data to support its argument.

So how is statistics being used to catch cheats in chess - and just how prevalent might cheating be at the highest levels of the game? David Edmonds finds out.
 
Presenter: David Edmonds
Producer: Nathan Gower
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson


(Image: US international grandmaster Hans Niemann, St. Louis, Missouri, on October 6, 2022:  Photo by Tim Vizer /AFP via Getty Images)
Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot

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