Netflix Explores a Buzzy Chess Cheating Scandal

Untold,” a sports documentary series, recounts a notorious match between two grandmasters and the cheating accusations that ...

How did I become a coach and Carlsen’s second? I got too weak as a player: Jan Gustafsson

Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson shares insights on Magnus Carlsen, D. Gukesh, Vincent Keymer, and the 2026 Candidates tournament, ...

‘Gukesh became world champion by chance’: Chess legend Anatoly Karpov in latest interview

This is not the first time prominent Russians have taken potshots at Gukesh’s world championship credentials. When Gukesh had ...

How Indian-origin Bodhana Sivanandan is inspiring a generation and boosting chess in England

Bodhana Sivanandan becoming Britain’s No 1 female player at just 11 means much more than a ranking. It highlights her immense talent, reflects the multicultural face of chess in the UK, and could ...
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At 5, She Picked Up Chess as a Pandemic Hobby. At 9, She’s a Prodigy.

Bodhana Sivanandan, a fourth-grader, has become one of England’s best players just a few years after discovering chess during pandemic lockdown. By Isabella Kwai Since learning chess during a pandemic ...
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Won by accident: Anatoly Karpov questions Gukesh’s World Chess Championship

Gukesh Dommaraju, a name that made India proud on 12 December 2024, by winning the world chess championship, is now under some serious allegations. He made history by winning against Ding Liren to ...