Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann, who is at the center of a cheating scandal, has now filed a $100 million lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen and others for defamation. One of the defendants ...

The 19-year-old chess master Hans Niemann has been at the center of swirling accusations that he has recently cheated at both in-person and online chess. Reading time 4 minutes The ongoing chess ...

In the past month, 19-year-old Hans Niemann has emerged as the most-talked-about American chess player since Bobby Fischer. Found several years ago to be cheating in multiple online games by Chess.com ...

Remember the anal bead cheating controversy? As much as I’d like to forget, it turns out that a lot of people are still thinking about it. Some chess players have reported an uptick of computer-aided ...

A cheating scandal is buzzing in the chess world with wild allegations of using technology — including vibrating “anal beads” — to signal winning moves after a teenage newcomer beat a world champion ...

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 ...

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann filed a $100 million lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen and others for claims that Niemann cheated in competition. The suit claims that the defendants, ...

Nearly a year after an explosive cheating scandal detonated in the chess world, the rival factions have reached an awkward detente that figures to end the saga. Chess.com, the popular platform that ...

On Sept. 19, reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen made just one move against his opponent, American grandmaster Hans Niemann, and then resigned, sending the chess world into a panic about a ...

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 ...