While Carlsen avoided specifying Niemann's exact form of alleged cheating, speculation has grown that the rising star used vibrating anal beads to communicate with his coach

Robotic arm turns on its young opponent, pinning down and fracturing the digit of one of Russia's best young players

Boy from Ganei Tikva beats out competitors from Turkey, Ukraine, adding to his growing list of international championship titles

The Kremlin critic, who famously played against a supercomputer, says he's more worried by what 'dictatorial, totalitarian countries and the terrorists' may do with the technology

Just like Beth Harmon, flame-haired Jennifer Shahade has been checkmating her way to the top of her game as a two-time US Women’s Chess Champion and Woman Grandmaster

Players from the two countries join in first-ever friendly chess competition

Netflix's hit took me back to my childhood, playing competitive chess in Russia. But unlike the TV fairytale, girls don’t compete with world champions. They get shunted to piano...

Shohreh Bayat, seeking asylum in the UK, tells Telegraph that for many years she hid the fact that her paternal grandmother was a Jew who arrived in Iran from Azerbaijan

Games go online during the pandemic, making it easier to hold global competitions and play with just about anyone

Organizers call event 'historic occasion,' as players from countries without diplomatic ties compete against those from Jewish state; Arab squad wins contest