The withdrawal of reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen from the Sinquefield Cup pro tournament in St. Louis, Missouri this month sent shockwaves of suspicion and paranoia through the chess ...

In September, chess world champion Magnus Carlsen accused a younger grandmaster, Hans Niemann, of cheating after losing a game to him in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. After weeks of speculation, a ...

A bizarre controversy has taken over the world of professional chess and thrust it into the mainstream, centered on accusations of cheating and a sex toy. Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, the world No. 1, ...

Building on more than a decade of defining excellence at the highest level of the game, the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) returns in May 2026 with a star-studded roster of elite competitors, a $2 million ...

American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky's death has sent shock waves through the professional chess world, with many top players blasting a Russian rival who accused him of cheating during online ...

Chess has been around for a very long time and is considered one of the ultimate competitive games, pitting two people against each other in a strategic battle that is near impossible to perfect. At ...