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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know for certain if he deserves it or not, but this guy will always be known as the guy accused of using a buttplug to cheat at chess. There's no escaping it at this point.

[–] mvirts 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He should go for a brand deal

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The next one up is the bishop.

[–] orrk 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

wait until the knight comes out

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I honestly feel bad for him. He's always gonna be associated with this meme. I don't blame Magnus for not wanting to play with a known former cheater, but there's a solid chance that Niemann's win against him was legitimate.

[–] tacosplease 6 points 1 year ago

Niemann is a known cheater. He cheated tons of times. Whether he cheated against Magnus or not (I believe he did, but Magnus did make some mistakes in that game as well) doesn't change how I feel about the accusations.

Niemann earned the reputation of a cheater... by cheating... a lot. I don't care if he was 16 during the confirmed incidents of cheating. That's well old enough to understand what's happening. And he's really not that much older now. It wasn't that long ago. He should live with the consequences of his actions.

[–] mvirts 65 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

He would have gone out happier than he is now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I did too! Major whiplash

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 56 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think using sex toys in a relationship is cheating tbh.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depends who’s controlling it.

[–] wreckedcarzz 16 points 1 year ago

NSA: giggles from their desk as they tunnel into lovense and control this guys toy and ruin his entire career

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Open communication is key.

If my partner told me upfront that they want to use a vibrator, I'd personally be fine with that. But if they did it secretly, it would call into question our entire history. A good relationship is built on trust and an honest representation of each person's Elo rating.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Masturbation can't be secret?

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[–] idunnololz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should make chess piece shaped butt plugs. Some pieces are just perfect like the bishop.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"I was using it purely for anal pleasure, it was completely unrelated to the chess match at-hand."

[–] spearz 3 points 1 year ago

“You can stick this game, up your ass”

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[–] canthidium 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lol, this story is still going? Didn't this whole thing blow up like 8 months ago or something?

[–] nutandcross 56 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, still circling the rim

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the story just needs to eat more fiber... it will work itself out soon after

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe it's eating the wrong kind of fiber. Too much of that and it binds right up

[–] canthidium 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe someone is plugging a book that comes out soon?

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

I read denies as dies for some reason. Very different story

[–] RizzRustbolt 19 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jBlight 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Decoy321 12 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Holy shit, this was a real thing?! So that's where It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia got the idea!

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[–] malloc 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looking back at this. This whole thing was a wild ride. Magnus took being a sore loser to another level.

Grade A asshole

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Known cheater plays a perfect game as black against a world champion who has never lost as white in decades. Grade A asshole, yep.

https://youtu.be/5uDM3fPeNFM?si=VASdcNJQwOwLFEMa

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Perfect is a bit of a stretch. There was a tiny chance of Niemann winning that match, but smarter folk than I have analyzed the game and said that it was consistent with legitimate play

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