“I have to live with the fact, that every chess conversation I have will eventually discuss anal beads…” — Hans Niemann In Netflix Trailer

Netflix has released the trailer for ‘Untold: Chess Mates’, a documentary focused on the cheating scandal conflict between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Moke Niemann.

The trailer showed clips from interviews with Carlsen, Niemann, Chess.com сo-founder Daniel Rensch, and others. Magnus talks about how he couldn’t believe Hans was playing like a human, while Niemann notes the negative impact on his reputation.

Magnus Carlsen

World No. 1

“I’ve been the best player in the world for 13 years. I only know when I sit down at the board, I am always better than the other guy. And with Niemann… I felt that I was not playing a real human.”

Hans Moke Niemann

American GM

“My entire life and career have been destroyed. I’ll have to live with the fact that every conversation I have about chess, we’ll eventually discuss anal beads…”

“UNTOLD: Chess Mates” is a Netflix documentary about the 2022 cheating scandal involving Magnus Carlsen and Hans Moke Niemann. The documentary centers on Niemann’s victory over Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup and the cheating allegations that followed. The film will premiere on Netflix on April 7.

Credit: Netflix