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Genius and Controversy: The Story of Hans Niemann

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Genius and Controversy: The Story of Hans Niemann

A new Netflix documentary investigates the rise of America’s next chess star.



















(Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)







It’s been more than 50 years since an American was crowned the world champion of chess. 



The Chicago-born Bobby Fischer held the distinction between 1972

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