Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 35, posed for a selfie with Kazakhstani chess prodigy Alua Nurman, 18, then immediately snitched on her for having a cellphone.

Chess legend Garry Kasparov has insinuated that D Gukesh is not a worthy challenger for Magnus Carlsen, adding that Javokhir Sindarov beating the Indian could tempt Carlsen to return to the World Chess Championship cycle.

Javokhir Sindarov is breaking records in the chess world at just 20 years old.

A chess player took a selfie with the world number one ahead of their game, only to have her phone confiscated moments later after her opponent reported her for breaking the rules. Magnus Carlsen, the five-time world champion,

While some “reports” indicate Hans Niemann has a net worth of $50 million, there’s no solid evidence that substantiates such a high figure.

IT’S long been seen as the bastion of geeks and brainiacs but the world of chess has had its fair share of shocking scandals. One of the most infamous episodes in the game, the ‘sex toy’

This is not the first time prominent Russians have taken potshots at Gukesh’s world championship credentials. When Gukesh had become world champion, Kramnik had written on his X account: “No comment.

Chess Mates,' from the Netflix Untold series, digs a little deeper into the chess cheating scandal that created headlines around the world

The 2026 edition of the Super Chess Classic Romania tournament is set to bring together 10 of the world’s best chess players in Bucharest from May 14 to 23.  This year’s edition of the classical chess competition is hosted in the historic premises of the Museum of the National Bank

At the age of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, a kindergartner from India has become the youngest chess player to earn an official rating from the sport’s international governing body. Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, born in 2022, was rated 1572 in rapid chess by ...