Accusations of cheating, an offer to play naked to prove fairness, a chess great and a rowdy teenage disruptor.

Welcome to the wild world of professional chess where Norwegian megastar Magnus Carlsen and New York upstart Hans Niemann are embroiled in a controversial feud.

Today, ABC Sport Daily's Patrick Stack unpicks this unusual scandal with chess Grandmaster David Smerdon. 

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The east coast of Australia is in the midst of a third La Niña but is this summer going to be as soggy as the past two?

Today, meteorologist and ABC weather presenter Tom Saunders on what to expect and why there is always a silver lining.

Since the weekend, Ukrainian forces have recaptured thousands of square kilometres of territory, in a lightning-speed advance that caught the Russians by surprise. 

So could Ukraine be winning the war? 

Today, retired US army major and urban warfare expert, John Spencer, on the remarkable comeback, and how Ukrainian troops pulled it off. 

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John Spencer, retired US army major and chair of urban warfare studies, Madison Policy Institute 

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Since the FBI seized boxes of classified documents from Donald Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago, we've been learning a lot more about what they contained. 

There are even reports the former President had taken details of a foreign government's nuclear capabilities, a move that could see him facing espionage charges. 

Today, a former FBI investigator on why even if Donald Trump is found guilty and jailed, he could still try to run for President again, and probably will. 

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Asha Rangappa, former FBI special agent and assistant dean, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University

There's been an extraordinary counter-offensive in the war in Ukraine in the past few days, with Ukrainian troops successfully retaking 3,000 square kilometres of land and a key town in the north-east of the country. 

But in Russia, the advances have been largely ignored by President Vladimir Putin, whose propaganda machine is in overdrive. 

Today, correspondent with The New York Times, Valerie Hopkins, on life in Moscow, as the war rages on the other side of the border. 

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Valerie Hopkins, correspondent, The New York Times, Moscow

Queen Elizabeth II had a deep and lasting connection to Scotland: she would spend any spare time she had there at Balmoral Castle, where she died last week.

But with Her Majesty's death, the push for Scottish independence could intensify, along with similar movements in Northern Ireland and Wales. 

Today, author Dennis Altman on what King Charles III can do to stop the United Kingdom from falling apart, and what it also means for our own ties to the monarchy. 

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Professor Dennis Altman, professorial fellow, La Trobe University, Melbourne and author, 'God Save the Queen: the strange persistence of monarchies'

Throughout her 70 years on the throne, the Queen fostered a lasting and deep relationship with Australia. 

She visited here 16 times, the first in 1954, not long after her coronation. 

Today, the ABC's royal correspondent, Juliet Rieden, on Her Majesty's special place in our nation's history, and the legacy she leaves behind. 

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Juliet Rieden, ABC royal correspondent, The Australian Women's Weekly Editor-at-large, and author, 'The Royals in Australia'

China's rapid expansion of its military and recent exercises in the Taiwan Strait have heightened concern that Beijing might be preparing to invade Taiwan. 

The Chinese ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, has added to that worry, by saying 'all means necessary' will be used to reunify the island with the mainland if the Taiwanese resist.

Today, the host of the ABC's 7.30 program, Sarah Ferguson, on her exclusive interview with the ambassador.

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Sarah Ferguson, host, ABC 7.30

Last week, there was a dramatic finale to the case that has captivated the nation, when Chris Dawson was found guilty of the 1982 murder of his wife, Lyn. 

For Lyn's family, who have been speaking with the ABC's Australian Story program over the decades, they'd finally done it: they secured the justice they had been pursuing for so long. 

But now, their pain continues. 

Today, ABC TV Australian Story producer, Wendy Page, on her long-lasting connection to Lyn's loved ones, and why their battle isn't over yet. 

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Wendy Page, producer, ABC TV Australian Story

There have now been five rate rises this year, but so far borrowers are only stumping up the repayments for the first two. 

That's because the banks need time to recast the loans which, in the case of yesterday's additional rise, won't happen until around Christmas. 

The time lag means the Reserve Bank of Australia doesn't really yet know the effect its constant rate hikes are having. 

Today, the ABC's business editor, Ian Verrender, on why the RBA may have already damaged the economy by going too far. 

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Ian Verrender, ABC business editor