In its opening moments, Untold: Chess Mates contextualizes a cheating scandal that rocked the top tiers of competitive chess in 2022—which spiraled out of control with allegations of a player using ...

Chess victor Magnus Carlsen, ranked the world’s best player, competes against rival Hans Niemann at the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship semi-finals in Paris that begin on Friday. It is their first ...

The journey from the Von Neumann to the Niemann affair has much to teach us about the changed landscape of the sport ...

The chess world just had its drama moment — and this time, it wasn’t about grandmasters. Popular streamer DrLupo has found himself at the center of a heated controversy during PogChamps 6, a ...

The Russian chess master accused by his peers of bullying Daniel Naroditsky, the U.S. grandmaster who was found dead last week, has himself been hit with unfounded cheating allegations in the past — a ...

Chess Grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik (left) and José Martínez Alcántara face off at the World Chess Clash of Blames tournament on Aug. 19, 2024, in London. The International Chess Federation said ...

Hans Niemann has now accused world No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen of cheating in an online game that was captured on camera. Niemann claims Carlsen took help from another Grandmaster.

The International Chess Federation is investigating a Russian grandmaster for allegations of cheating he levied at fellow elite players, including 29-year-old U.S. grandmaster and YouTube sensation ...