504: Untold: Chess Mates

504: Untold: Chess Mates

From True Crime Obsessed by True Crime Obsessed

June 2, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 504

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent drama in the chess world involving cheating allegations and a young player's rise to fame.

Just when we thought the biggest drama around the chess world was reserved for a 1980s British mega-musical about US/Soviet Cold War relations , along comes a bunch of tech bros at Chess.com to steal the crown. Apparently winning at chess online can lead to some big earnings, and rumors and allegations of cheating start to fly after a young upstart player starts dominate on the site. And don't even get us started on the anal beads, Fam.... Find and watch "Untold: Chess Mates" on Netflix LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God , LulaRich , and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace ; classics like The Jinx , Making A Murderer , and The Staircase ; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders , Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery , and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann , and so many more! Episode Sponsors: Earnin - Get access to your pay as you work. Download the Earnin app in the Google Play or Apple app store Shopify - In 2026, stop waiting and start selling! Sign up for your…

People in this episode

Host: True Crime Obsessed

Topics covered

  • chess
  • cheating allegations
  • online gaming
  • drama
  • documentary

Keywords

  • chess
  • cheating
  • online gaming
  • drama
  • Untold: Chess Mates

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chess.com

Products: DripDrop

Books & works: Untold: Chess Mates

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