Vibrating crotches, anal beads and suspicious minds: the long, strange history of chess cheats

The journey from the Von Neumann to the Niemann affair has much to teach us about the changed landscape of the sport ...
EL PAÍS English

‘Chess Mates,’ the documentary about the world champion who defamed a rival — and won’t apologize

In the Netflix film, Magnus Carlsen does not say sorry for accusing Hans Niemann of cheating without any evidence ...

Vibrating crotches, anal beads and suspicious minds: the strange history of chess cheats

Chess players now get scanned to check for electrical devices. But no one is entirely sure these methods are watertight ...

Chess: Sindarov wins Candidates with record total, while Vaishali takes women’s event

The Uzbek 20-year-old won first prize unbeaten but his girlfriend, Bibisara Assaubayeva, finished second to the lowest seed in the Women’s Candidates ...
The Walrus

The Stress of Elite Chess Is Wearing Down the Game’s Champions

T his is how the story of a great chess grandmaster usually begins. A parent or teacher discovers an exceptional mind: a ...
India West

“Just a Lucky Day”: Gukesh Downplays Historic Win Over Magnus Carlsen

NEW DELHI – In a dramatic turnaround at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, India’s teenage World Champion D Gukesh stunned the chess world by defeating former world number one Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 ...
ZME Science

How a Chess Game Over the Telegraph in 1844 Accidentally Created the First E-sport

On a cold November afternoon in 1844, players in Washington opened a chess game in the old, familiar way, with a pawn pushed ...