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edbermac

(15,939 posts)
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 02:26 PM Sep 2022

US chess master denies using wireless 'anal beads' to win game.

For all of the scandals that have rocked the world of elite chess in recent years, rumors that a 19-year-old grandmaster used anal beads and artificial intelligence to beat the world's top player might be the most bizarre.

Speculation has grown online that San Francisco-born Hans Niemann, a relative newcomer to the sport, inserted wireless vibrating anal beads into his body before his victorious match against World No. 1 grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 31, last week.

Chess fans have speculated that an accomplice watching the match at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis used a chess program to determine the perfect move, and then sent encoded instructions via the vibrating sex toy.

Niemann has vehemently denied cheating on this occasion, but critics note that his Elo rating, which gauges the strength of chess players, shot to 2701 after his victory over Carlsen, up from just 2484 in January 2021.

Cheating in chess is rare, but can be achieved by hiding computers in shoes or jackets that signal outcomes predicting the game and giving the player an advantage over their adversary.

With the explosion of chess computer programs and devices like cell phones and Bluetooth, tournament officials have had to navigate a minefield of challenges in detecting cheaters in recent years.

At the top levels of competition, players are now routinely scanned with metal detectors before playing in tournaments.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11211325/Did-chess-grandmaster-use-anal-beads-beat-world-No-1-Magnus-Carlsen-Bizarre-rumour-sweeps-sport.html

Let the jokes commence.

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US chess master denies using wireless 'anal beads' to win game. (Original Post) edbermac Sep 2022 OP
that's a helluva denial to have to make... bahboo Sep 2022 #1
NO, I am not pulling moves out of my ass. Chainfire Sep 2022 #2
Good one! (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #4
Thread winner! Yavin4 Sep 2022 #9
I gotta admit, that's pretty clever Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2022 #3
Ok then Hans, if you didn't use wireless anal beads to signal chess moves, then, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2022 #5
He won by the seat of his pants? Bayard Sep 2022 #6
I'd watch that movie. nt intrepidity Sep 2022 #7
They will all be doing it soon, regardless? Brainfodder Sep 2022 #8
His opponent should accept defeat... Harker Sep 2022 #10
Well, that really stinks. BWdem4life Sep 2022 #11
Maybe his hero is .......Donald Trump...How about a holding a bible to take a picture? Stuart G Sep 2022 #15
Who discovered the beads and their true purpose? Kaleva Sep 2022 #12
Checkmated him? LudwigPastorius Sep 2022 #13
When You Think You Have Seen it All, There is always....MORE.....THIS IS CERTAINLY "MORE" Stuart G Sep 2022 #14
 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. I gotta admit, that's pretty clever
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 02:45 PM
Sep 2022

Also gives me an idea ... maybe someone smarter than me can help me write code for work without the boss knowing?

What brand were those beads?



Hey, you said you wanted jokes ...

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
5. Ok then Hans, if you didn't use wireless anal beads to signal chess moves, then, ...
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 03:01 PM
Sep 2022

... what the hell were they for?

Is it time to move top-level chess matches into a SCIF?

Bayard

(22,069 posts)
6. He won by the seat of his pants?
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 03:27 PM
Sep 2022

You would think officials would get suspicious when his eyes glazed over before each move.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
8. They will all be doing it soon, regardless?
Wed Sep 14, 2022, 04:18 PM
Sep 2022


Feels like a planted story to sell product?



Insert your metaphors here?

Stuart G

(38,427 posts)
15. Maybe his hero is .......Donald Trump...How about a holding a bible to take a picture?
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 10:07 AM
Sep 2022
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