The pinnacle of chess has weathered its fair share of controversies in recent years, including a cheating dustup, geopolitical tension, and players’ bizarre complaints about creaky floors. But this ...

In a bizarre turn of events at the Kenya Open Chess Championship in Nairobi, a sneaky man dressed as a woman managed to cheat his way through to the female section of the tournament. The cunning ...

Magnus Carlsen, the highest-rated chess player in the world, suffered a devastating loss against Alireza Firouzja in the first round of Norway Chess 2026. The tournament takes place annually in ...

As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...

It comes to something when two children are playing for the World Chess Championship. Those aren’t my words, but one of a ...

From a town with zero chess infrastructure to crashing the elite 2800 club, Arjun Erigaisi’s rise is anything but traditional ...

Basingstoke Chess Club had success with no fewer than five of the club juniors progressing through to the Delancey Giga ...

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Russia is no stranger to unique poisonings. State agents have been known to use everything from polonium-laced tea to the deadly nerve agent "novichok" when making assassination attempts against both ...

Longtime chess enthusiast Gilbert Perez has brought international recognition to Manitoba after earning top honours at a ...