FILE PHOTO: Chess - 2018 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships - Blitz Open - Saint Petersburg, Russia - December 30, 2018. Magnus Carlsen of Norway looks on during a game. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
(Reuters) - The International Chess Federation (FIDE) said it will convene a three-person panel to look into world champion Magnus Carlsen's allegations that American player Hans Niemann had cheated.
Carlsen, 31, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, Missouri earlier this month after losing to the 19-year-old, who lags him by almost 200 Elo points - the rating system used to calculate the relative skill level of players.
