SI:AM | The Scandal Rocking the Chess World

Magnus Carlsen came out and said what everyone in chess had been speculating about for weeks.

Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I don’t want to talk about the Giants game, so let’s break down some chess drama instead.

In today’s SI:AM:

♟️ Chess drama

☀️ The wild world of Phoenix high school football

🏙️ Nets try to get back to normal

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