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Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder Reuniting for Chess Cheating Scandal Film

Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder will respectively produce and direct A24 film about chess cheating scandal based on Ben Mezrich's proposal 'Checkmate.'

Back in 2022, world champion chess player Magnus Carlsen quit the Sinquefield Cup pro tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, after a surprising loss to a 19-year-old, Hans Niemann. What started as a speculative drama about why Carlsen quit or how Niemann won in the first place quickly spiraled into accusations of cheating, an unsuccessful legal battle, and what’s considered to be the biggest scandal in chess history. The feature package, secured by A24 over top streamers and studios, will revisit Carlsen and Niemann’s feud, in which the younger player was accused of cheating, leading to a $100 million defamation lawsuit that was ultimately dismissed in 2023.

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