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this time it was not about cheating

The Global Chess League is an over-the-board rapid chess team tournament held in London which features 6 teams and the "strongest line-up of chess players in UK history". Each of these 6 teams

At the FIDE General Assembly in Budapest,Yolander Persaud was elected FIDE "Ethics and Disciplinary Commission Chairman". The CVs of the three candidates were given out to the delegates less

Dear chess fans, maybe chess players should just play chess and not touch politics? Magnus Carlsen 2 days ago was awarded a G.O.A.T trophy (greatest player of all time) by FIDE and in a little speech he

A team of surgeons recently succeeded in removing a 45-year-old patient’s highly invasive brain tumor, a glioblastoma, while also sparing areas linked to his chess-playing skills! The patient had asked

In round 6 of the 45th chess olympiad in Budapest the underdog from Austria at board one (Black) seemed to be in a hopeless position against the Polish no.1, GM Duda. 3 pieces are hanging at the same time

In round 4 of the Chess Olympiad Vasyl Ivanchuk was able to beat Wesley So (who blundered in in a winning position) and "so" helped to topple the top seeded US team! In this position Ivanchuck

Netflix users, watch out! The Carlsen vs. Niemann cheating scandal is confirmed to appear on Netflix in 2025! source Not as a standalone TV-show, but as an episode of the "Untold" project, which

Dear chess fans! Finally S19 has arrived! Just 3 days to go! But as always first let´s talk a little about the past season. The prizes from Season 18 were payed out in the meantime. Final snaphot of the