Impact x Nightline — Season 1, Episode 24: CHECKMATE: The Great Chess Scandal

Episode synopsis

Accusations of cheating, a $100 million lawsuit, and a bizarre false rumor about vibrating anal beads. What happens when a brash teen star beats the chess world champion in a high stake tournament? The greatest scandal in chess history.

About Impact x Nightline

Each week, ABC News’ correspondents will leave the anchor desk and studios behind, taking viewers on a journey straight to the source of the stories everyone is talking about, plus the ones no one has even heard of yet. The program’s timely reporting will dive deep into the issues driving the conversations across America and spotlight real people affected by current events featuring hard-hitting investigative reports and profiles of newsmakers from around the globe.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1AFTERMATH: The Dobbs Effect
• E2Before Columbine & Climate Conservatives
• E3Caffeine Jungle
• E4The Bodies of Lake Mead & Make-Believe Backlash
• E5Threat to Democracy & 48 Hours With Charlie Puth
• E6Ye: It All Falls Down
• E7Weekend with Weezy
• E8Taylor Swift's Ticketmaster
• E9Killer Curves
• E10Into the Deep With "Avatar"
• E11Megan Thee Stallion & The Trial of Tory Lanez
• E12The Housewife’s Scam: The REAL Life of Jen Shah