Chess has been around since the 16th century and has recently started moving online. Teenagers today enjoy playing a digital version of the game in school. (AP News) Use of the viral website Chess.com ...

In the eyes of the world's top chess player, 19-year-old chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is a cheater. The world's top chess website apparently agrees. An investigation conducted by Chess.com into the ...

On Tuesday evening, The Wall Street Journal published a high-level overview of a report produced by Chess.com, all about Hans Niemann, the player suspected of cheating at the Sinquefield Cup against ...

A cell phone is a pretty constant companion for kids at school. It’s a distraction from pesky lectures, a way to talk to friends — and these days, an unstoppable vessel of playing online chess. This ...

A 72-page report from an online chess server found Hans Niemann likely cheated in more than 100 online matches as recently as 2020. The Chess.com report was released Tuesday after the chess world had ...

Russia has banned one of the world’s largest chess websites over its support for Ukraine. Chess.com announced on Sunday it was banned by Roskomnadzor, a Russian technology regulation agency known for ...

There is plenty of anger in the chess world right now. The World Chess Candidates Tournament – the competition which will decide who will go forward to challenge Magnus Carlsen in the world title ...

MOSCOW (AFP) - The popular website Chess.com has been blocked in Russia after publishing two critical articles on the situation in Ukraine branded "false information" by the authorities. The site, ...

Another participant, the Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, called Niemann’s performance “more than impressive”. While Nieman has admitted to sometimes having cheated in previous online games, he ...