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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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[โ€“] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Mike Boyd did a video on this a while back and was able to successfully beat a pro chess player using a vibrator on his ankle:

https://piped.video/watch?v=5uDM3fPeNFM

[โ€“] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Imagine Nieman's surprise once he discovered you were only supposed to put it on your ankle