Ever since computers overtook humans in chess, the game has been haunted by the spectre of cheating. World champion Magnus Carlsen focused global media attention on the issue when he suggested a ...

Chess player Hans Niemann has “likely cheated” in more than 100 games, an investigation has claimed, Mr Niemann, ranked 39th in the world, was accused of cheating in a tournament game by world chess ...

The fiery cheating scandal consuming the chess world for the past month appears to be coming to a close and it looks like 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann has found himself in checkmate. A ...

Teenage chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has "likely cheated" in more than 100 online chess games hosted by Chess.com, according to a report commissioned by the popular online chess website. On Tuesday, ...

Chess.com said it is “likely” the US player acted outside of the rules "much more often" during online games than he has previously admitted to. Mr Carlsen withdrew from a tournament in August after ...

Chess victor Magnus Carlsen, ranked the world’s best player, competes against rival Hans Niemann at the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship semi-finals in Paris that begin on Friday. It is their first ...

Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik is being investigated for bullying and harassment following the death of fellow ...

Hans Niemann, the 19-year-old American grandmaster who last month was accused of cheating by World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen after a shocking upset, was found to have “likely cheated” more than ...

Playing with online chess bots is fun. To some people playing online chess may not sound ‘real’, but the truth is, it is very real and sometimes more competitive than playing chess with ‘real’ people.