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Explore the remarkable journey of Chess.com, from a simple domain purchase to a thriving online chess community with over 100 million users and $100 million in revenue.

Use of the viral website Chess.com in classrooms has caused some school district administrators to ban the site, online users say.

When the domain chess.com was up for auction, Erik Allebest and Jay Severson pounced. They ended up reinventing a thousand-year-old game.

On Sept. 4, Hans Niemann defeated Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen did not take this setback quietly.

An American teenager, Hans Niemann, defeated Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player. Then Mr. Carlsen accused his opponent of cheating. It’s either overdue justice or paranoia.

The day before he beat the greatest chess player in the world, Hans Niemann was a curly-haired 19-year-old American known only to serious fans of the game and mostly as an abrasive jerk. Everyone, it seems, has a story. Like that time in June, when he’d lost in the finals of a tournament in Prague, then stood in the ballroom of the hotel where the event was held and ranted against the city and the accommodations.

Death paid a visit to Purdues campus earlier this month, but its not the first time — or the last — that violence scarred the campus community.

Death paid a visit to Purdues campus earlier this month, but its not the first time — or the last — that violence scarred the campus community.

These are some of the best Christmas lights in the Denver area. Here's where to find them and some suggested light-viewing driving routes.