https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/88qmzg/magnus-carlsen-finally-speaks-on-chess-cheating-scandal-sowing-even-more-chaos > Chess’s top-ranked player, Magnus Carlsen, has finally spoken about the ongoing alleged cheating scandal that has rocked the chess world for the last several weeks and was reignited when Carlsen resigned in protest after making one move against Hans Niemann. Niemann, of course, was accused of cheating against Carlsen earlier this month, but no one has been able to prove this, nor has a mechanism for the supposed cheating been proven. > “I think the whole world is wondering, what is the reason you withdrew [against Niemann]?” a newscaster with Chess24 asked.