70 points

I don’t know for certain if he deserves it or not, but this guy will always be known as the guy accused of using a buttplug to cheat at chess. There’s no escaping it at this point.

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44 points

He should go for a brand deal

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18 points

Pawn shaped buttplug

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5 points

The next one up is the bishop.

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I honestly feel bad for him. He’s always gonna be associated with this meme. I don’t blame Magnus for not wanting to play with a known former cheater, but there’s a solid chance that Niemann’s win against him was legitimate.

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Niemann is a known cheater. He cheated tons of times. Whether he cheated against Magnus or not (I believe he did, but Magnus did make some mistakes in that game as well) doesn’t change how I feel about the accusations.

Niemann earned the reputation of a cheater… by cheating… a lot. I don’t care if he was 16 during the confirmed incidents of cheating. That’s well old enough to understand what’s happening. And he’s really not that much older now. It wasn’t that long ago. He should live with the consequences of his actions.

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65 points

Omg I read dies.

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8 points

He would have gone out happier than he is now.

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6 points

I did too! Major whiplash

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55 points

I don’t think using sex toys in a relationship is cheating tbh.

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27 points

Depends who’s controlling it.

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16 points

NSA: giggles from their desk as they tunnel into lovense and control this guys toy and ruin his entire career

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Open communication is key.

If my partner told me upfront that they want to use a vibrator, I’d personally be fine with that. But if they did it secretly, it would call into question our entire history. A good relationship is built on trust and an honest representation of each person’s Elo rating.

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7 points

Masturbation can’t be secret?

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0 points

Everybody trains with AI. No need to hide it, but also no need to expect disclosure.

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2 points

They should make chess piece shaped butt plugs. Some pieces are just perfect like the bishop.

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1 point

The Peasant Plug.

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46 points

“I was using it purely for anal pleasure, it was completely unrelated to the chess match at-hand.”

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3 points

“You can stick this game, up your ass”

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38 points

Lol, this story is still going? Didn’t this whole thing blow up like 8 months ago or something?

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56 points

Yeah, still circling the rim

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6 points

the story just needs to eat more fiber… it will work itself out soon after

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4 points

Maybe it’s eating the wrong kind of fiber. Too much of that and it binds right up

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5 points

lmao, nice

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3 points

Maybe someone is plugging a book that comes out soon?

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2 points

They’re plugging something…

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I heard that there was a lawsuit and they settled, so why did this come back

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