UNTOLD: Chess Mates

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Grandmaster Hans Niemann discussing the controversy surrounding his alleged cheating in chess.

The Netflix sports documentary series Untold: Chess Mates looks back at the controversy surrounding a disruptive challenger to the Game of Kings. We hear from Hans Niemann and examine the claims he upset the reigning world champion by receiving radio signals in anal beads. It also features interviews with the chess luminaries who accused Niemann of cheating in the ultimate test of cerebral fitness. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews Grandmaster Hans Niemann. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Untold: Chess Mates yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at tudum.com. Check our true crime hub at tudum.com/truecrime. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Lavoie

Guest: Hans Niemann

Topics covered

• chess
• controversy
• cheating
• interviews
• sports documentary

Keywords

• chess
• Hans Niemann
• Untold
• cheating
• world champion
• documentary
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

Books & works: Untold: Chess Mates

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