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.
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2023
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He should go for a brand deal
Pawn shaped buttplug
The next one up is the bishop.
wait until the knight comes out
Is it horse shaped?
yes, also horse sized.
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.
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.
Omg I read dies.
He would have gone out happier than he is now.
I did too! Major whiplash
I don't think using sex toys in a relationship is cheating tbh.
Depends who’s controlling it.
NSA: giggles from their desk as they tunnel into lovense and control this guys toy and ruin his entire career
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.
They should make chess piece shaped butt plugs. Some pieces are just perfect like the bishop.
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"I was using it purely for anal pleasure, it was completely unrelated to the chess match at-hand."
“You can stick this game, up your ass”
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Lol, this story is still going? Didn't this whole thing blow up like 8 months ago or something?
Yeah, still circling the rim
the story just needs to eat more fiber... it will work itself out soon after
Maybe it's eating the wrong kind of fiber. Too much of that and it binds right up
lmao, nice
Maybe someone is plugging a book that comes out soon?
They're plugging something...
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I read denies as dies for some reason. Very different story
Again?
Holy shit, this was a real thing?! So that's where It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia got the idea!
@Decoy321 @TheJims It was definitely a real controversy for months a while back. He won and his opponent iirc accused him of having a vib to help him cheat.
General concensus is that it's unlikely. The sheet complexity of communicating movements via vib patterns alone makes it a stretch.
Plus... ya know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWCDc4I0cSQ
Wasn't the accusation that he had a device in his shoe, and the buttplug thing was just a joke that got out of hand?
Why do your comments tag anyone remotely involved in this?
Because that's how Mastodon works.
Ah ok, weird. Thanks!
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Looking back at this. This whole thing was a wild ride. Magnus took being a sore loser to another level.
Grade A asshole
Known cheater plays a perfect game as black against a world champion who has never lost as white in decades. Grade A asshole, yep.
Perfect is a bit of a stretch. There was a tiny chance of Niemann winning that match, but smarter folk than I have analyzed the game and said that it was consistent with legitimate play
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