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Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat (www.bbc.com)

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Hans Niemann was accused of cheating after he beat Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen last September.

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[–] bilboswaggings@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I play chess and I have a... a friend who uses a vibrator

So ofc it's real, just not Hans

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's what I meant. It's not that it's not real, but the origin of the meme was Hans saying something to the effect of "I'll play Magnus naked to prove I'm not cheating" to which everyone responded that the anal beads technique would be how he did it. Of course the corollary of that is that there are numerous ways for him to cheat while fully clothed.