The governing body of chess said on Friday that it would investigate claims by five-time world champion <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/world-champion-magnus-carlsen-quits-game-amid-cheating-allegations-23246759" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Magnus Carlsen</a> that American player <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/magnus-carlsen-thats-cheating-23247873" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Hans Niemann</a> had cheated.
The chess world has been shaken for weeks by the Carlsen-Niemann controversy, since Norway&rsquo;s Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in the United States after losing to the 19-year-old.
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Last week, Carlsen&rsquo;s abrupt withdrawal from a match against Niemann in the Julius Baer Generation Cup online tournament reignited the furore.&nbsp;
The 31-year-old Carlsen this week for the first time openly accused Niemann of cheating, writing in a letter published on Twitter.
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The chess world has been shaken for weeks by the Carlsen-Niemann controversy, since Norway’s Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in the United States after losing to the 19-year-old.

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