#327 – GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & Chess Bots

Levy Rozman, also known as GothamChess, is a professional chess player, streamer, and educator. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:14) - Elo rating

(07:18) - Chess.com vs lichess.org

(18:09) - Teaching chess

(22:37) - Magnus Carlsen

(37:52) - Greatest chess player of all time

(42:35) - Hans Niemann cheating scandal

(44:04) - Pin of Shame

(58:12) - Bullying

(1:00:04) - Indonesia incident

(1:11:39) - Retiring from chess

(1:18:16) - Death

(1:21:58) - Streamers

(1:35:34) - Hans Niemann cheating scandal continued

(2:13:16) - Magnus Carlsen's statement

(2:24:37) - Podcasts

(2:27:04) - Parasocial interaction

(2:30:53) - How to cheat in chess

(2:40:39) - Reddit questions

(2:47:03) - Chess boxing

(2:55:49) - Chess bots

(3:01:31) - AlphaZero

(3:07:18) - Did Hans Niemann cheat?

(3:14:34) - Chess openings

(3:19:14) - Magnus Carlsen's poker game

(3:21:56) - Chess advice

(3:28:17) - Depression