ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twenty eight of America’s best chess players gathered in Saint Louis, America’s Chess Capital, at the Saint Louis Chess Club for the 2022 U.S. & U.S. Women’s Chess ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech student and Grandmaster Aleksey Sorokin is this year’s chess U. S. Open Champion. The senior outlasted more than 400 players to bring the top prize home to Lubbock.

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This month, 13 of the world’s best chess grandmasters participated in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The tournaments and ...

The World Chess Champion has spoken — once again. Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 31, has provided more context on why he withdrew from a highly anticipated virtual match against American ...

Chess Mates’ explores the immediate aftermath of Magnus Carlsen publicly accusing Hans Niemann of cheating at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup and the $100 million lawsuit that followed, as well as subsequent ...

Last September, the Internet was abuzz for weeks about a chess cheating controversy that erupted during the third round of the Sinquefield Cup. The reigning chess world champion, Magnus Carlsen, lost ...

In an unpredictable twist, 2022 was quite the year for niche sports. But that's not necessarily a good thing. Specifically, it was quite a year for lesser known sports because of controversies. From ...

An investigation is set to be launched in the wake of cheating allegations made by world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, FIDE – the sport’s global governing body – announced on Thursday. On Monday, ...

American grandmaster Hans Niemann filed a lawsuit Thursday against five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen and online platform Chess.com – the latest twist in the cheating saga that has shaken the ...

Playing the black pieces in classical time format, Niemann beat Carlsen in 57 moves. Imagine a .500 NBA team beating Michael Jordan’s ‘95-’96 Bulls in Chicago by 20 points. Niemann’s win broke Carlsen ...