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Checkmate

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The story centers on what has been described as the “biggest scandal in the history of chess,” following the controversial 2022 head-to-head match between Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen, then world champion, and Hans Niemann, during which the latter was accused of cheating.

DirectorNathan Fielder
ProducersEmma Stone·Dave McCary

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