Contender's Chess Preparation Leaked Ahead of World Championship
Chess grandmasters and players claim that a secret online account of world championship contender Ding Liren's preparation has been found as he trails by a point in his match against Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ding denies knowledge of the leak. Ding would have used a burner account on the website Lichess.org to prepare for the match with his trainers, several players said. The account, created on Feb. 14, features new opening ideas which Ding unveiled in the match.