YouTuber KICKED OUT of £75k chess tournament which featured England footballer for ‘obvious cheating' in fresh scandal

The Irish Sun

02-05-2025

A YOUTUBER has admitted he cheated during a lucrative chess tournament which involved a Premier League and England star.
Popular streamer Benjamin Lupo - who is more commonly known by his DrLupo nickname - was part of a £75,000 tournament hosted by Chess.com.
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Eberechi Eze was involved in a lucrative chess tournament
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Streamer DrLupo was also involved in the tournament but was booted out of it for cheating
The PogChamps 6 tournament featured several internet and social media personalities, but it also included
Tournament viewers became suspicious of DrLupo's moves in the matches as he appeared to cast his eyes at a different screen during several pivotal moments.
He was called out on the live chat for "cheating" but vehemently denied the allegation.
He wrote on X: 'Literally explained all of it on stream as I was playing. Didn't cheat.
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"Had a good game and got rolled the rest of the day."
But the 38-year-old has since owned up to reading the live chat to gain an advantage.
He said: "[I] had a ton of fun playing, but have decided to drop out of the event to help maintain competitive integrity for those involved
"As well as the tourney organisers.
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Viewers became suspicious of DrLupo during the live stream
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"Having the main stream up on my left monitor over the course of the day today to watch other games being played led to me getting move information I shouldn't have had for a game.
'That's on me and no one else. That's my f**k up. I apologize – you'd think I would know better, but here we are."
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He later added: "Believe me or not – I played what I played. Pulled from chat though, couldn't stop looking.
"Which, as I said, I know better.'
Tournament organisers have booted DrLupo out of the competition and are currently searching for his replacement.
They said in a statement: "'We wish everyone the best tomorrow and remind them that receiving any help during a match is a violation of our fair play policy and will result in a disqualification and account closure."
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Eze has yet to react to DrLupo's crafty cheating, but he's got bigger things to focus on as Crystal Palace host