GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & Chess Bots | Lex Fridman Podcast #327

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:
0:00 – Introduction
1:09 – Elo rating
2:13 – Chess.com vs lichess.org
13:04 – Teaching chess
17:32 – Magnus Carlsen
32:47 – Greatest chess player of all time
37:30 – Hans Niemann cheating scandal
38:59 – Pin of Shame
53:07 – Bullying
54:59 – Indonesia incident
1:06:34 – Retiring from chess
1:13:11 – Death
1:16:53 – Streamers
1:30:29 – Hans Niemann cheating scandal continued
2:08:11 – Magnus Carlsen’s statement
2:19:32 – Podcasts
2:21:59 – Parasocial interaction
2:25:49 – How to cheat in chess
2:35:34 – Reddit questions
2:41:58 – Chess boxing
2:50:44 – Chess bots
2:56:26 – AlphaZero
3:02:13 – Did Hans Niemann cheat?
3:09:29 – Chess openings
3:14:09 – Magnus Carlsen’s poker game
3:16:51 – Chess advice
3:23:12 – Depression

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