Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen resigned from a match at the Julius Baer Generation Cup on his second move while facing off against young American chess player Hans Niemann. .A video shows Niemann making the first move, bringing a white pawn up two spaces; Carlsen responded by moving a black knight. .The video reveals Niemann bringing another white pawn up two spaces. Carlsen pauses before disappearing from the match. .“The game has started, and Magnus has logged off,” said the host. .“Magnus has resigned the game against Hans Niemann.” .The video continues by showing Niemann leave the match after it is confirmed his opponent resigned. .Another host said he was stunned by this move. .“As soon as we saw Magnus appear on the webcam, I thought we’re in for a game, at least this will help things blow over,” said this host. .“What do we say now?” .A cheating scandal caused an uproar in the chess community with rumoured allegations technology use — including vibrating anal beads — to signal winning choices after Niemann beat Carlsen on September 4. .READ MORE: Norwegian chessmaster defeat sparks claims of cheating with anal sex toy.Niemann defeated Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. .The chess world accused the rookie of cheating and had him banned from chess.com. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he might have won because he was using anal beads to determine moves.
