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World class chess champ breaks silence after shocking resignation
Magnus Carlsen shocked the world when he unexpectedly quit after one move against Hans Niemann earlier in the week.
Magnus Carlsen stunningly quits chess game after just one move
Magnus Carlsen stunned the chess world this morning by resigning in protest after just one move against Hans Niemann.
Huge chess world upset of grandmaster sparks wild claims of cheating — with vibrating sex toy
Hans Niemann, 19, of San Francisco, Calif. caused a major upset when he defeated the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 31, at the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri on Sept....
Chess star Hans Niemann admits to cheating in online tournament when he was 12
American chess star Hans Niemann reiterated he had never cheated in over-the-board chess and never cheated in a tournament with prize money, apart from when he was 12.
Is underwater chess the new craze? Don't hold your breath
It was a battle of minds — and lungs — at the Dive Chess World Championships in London, UK. Ten chess masters hit the pool at the Leonardo Royal Hotel...
'This, of course, is bad': Chess-playing robot breaks 7-year-old opponent's finger in Russia
A chess-playing robot broke the finger of its 7-year-old opponent during a match at a tournament in Russia.
Blitz attack! Chess prodigy claims he was hacked after tirade against opponents
Dutch chess prodigy Anish Giri claims he was hacked on Twitter after his account attacked other grandmasters and shared vulgar DMs Saturday night.
Female chess master's $5M defamation suit against 'Queen's Gambit' upheld
Nona Gaprindashvili, 80, is referenced in the show as not having ever played a male opponent — but she actually faced upwards of 59 men by the show's 1968 setting.
Seeing red: Soviet chess legend sues Netflix over ‘Queen’s Gambit’
Nona Gaprindashvili has sued Netflix over "The Queen's Gambit" series, alleging defamation and saying that a line in the hit show's finale was "grossly sexist and belittling."
From NJ to Budapest: Meet the world's youngest grandmaster
He's now one of the best of the best -- and he's only 12. Abhimanyu Mishra of Englishtown became the world's youngest grandmaster in chess during a tournament in Budapest.
NJ kid with serious game face on track to become youngest chess grandmaster ever
Chess wunderkind Abhimanyu Mishra has serious moves. And he’s only 12. The Englishtown, NJ, tween has one goal he’s hoping to tick off before Sept. 5: Take the world record...
Historic New York chess club reels amid vaccine requirements
A historic New York City chess society has suddenly found itself in check after demanding its members be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Children in Nigeria learn chess to seek escape from country's slums
Babatunde Onakoya, 26, founded Chess in Slums Africa in 2018 after chess aided his rise from his own deprived childhood in Lagos.
One-time priest, chess grandmaster accused of sexual abuse by former altar boys
One-time priest and chess grandmaster Father Bill Lombardy — who was portrayed by actor Peter Sarsgaard in a movie about famed chess player Bobby Fischer — has been accused of...
Gold-foil playing cards, $10K chess sets: Luxe board games are selling out
This winter, prepare to be board.
10-year-old chess prodigy can help you beat ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Beth Harmon
He's the Preteen Gambit.
Female chess influencer got a huge boost from 'The Queen's Gambit'
With the smash success of Netflix show 'The Queen's Gambit,' it's checkmate for US chess influencer Alexandra Botez.
Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' causes chess set sales to spike
Sales of chess sets reportedly have exploded thanks to the hit Netflix show "The Queen's Gambit," a series that depicts the rise of a young female prodigy in the 1950s....
British man stabs friend in brawl over heated chess match
Ian Lewis, 56, was playing his friend, Louise Bailey, when he became so agitated he flipped the board over — and then plunged a knife into her thigh at his...
Anya Taylor-Joy makes her move in 'The Queen's Gambit'
“I could see a lot of myself in Beth,” she says.