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> and Magnus probably knows exactly how much Hans cheated on chess.com since Magnus is a large shareholder in chess.com.

Alternatively, Chess.com is backing up Magnus' behavior because he is a large shareholder in Chess.com.

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That's an accusation far more serious than accusing someone of cheating at online chess. But it's not impossible and I had considered the thought. Ultimately I have difficulty believing that the controlling powers of chess.com would go along with a scheme like that - they're not hard up for money.

Here's an article from earlier this year about General Atlantic buying into the company.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-gets-major-investme...

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