The crazy sex toy scandal that blew up the chess world — and its strange aftermath four years later

Carlsen, then 32 and a five-time World Championship, was widely considered the greatest player in the millennium-and-a-half ...
NBC New York

Chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann Sues Champion Magnus Carlsen, Others for $100 Million Over Cheating Claim

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann filed a $100 million lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen and others for alleged defamatory statements claiming that Niemann cheated in competition. The suit ...
Yahoo

Chess.com ramps up security to prevent cheating accusations as Carlsen and Niemann face off

Chess victor Magnus Carlsen, ranked the world’s best player, competes against rival Hans Niemann at the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship semi-finals in Paris that begin on Friday. It is their first ...
Kotaku

The World’s Biggest Chess Site Is Popping Off So Much, Fans Can’t Play

The halcyon days (if there ever were any) of the covid pandemic can still be felt today with the resurging popularity of online chess. However, the world’s largest chess website has become a victim of ...
Time

The True Story Behind Untold: Chess Mates

In its opening moments, Untold: Chess Mates contextualizes a cheating scandal that rocked the top tiers of competitive chess in 2022—which spiraled out of control with allegations of a player using ...
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Tragedy of a young grandmaster accused of cheating in chess by childhood hero

The death of a young grandmaster accused of cheating by one of his childhood heroes has once again raised the spectre of fraud in the so-called Game of Kings. Daniel Naroditsky, 29, was a pioneer in ...