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Report by Chess.com alleges teenage grandmaster had illegal assistance in latest twist in cheating saga

American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann, the 19-year old phenom accused of cheating, was to play his first-round match at the 2022 US Chess Championships on Wednesday. The scandal is the talk of the board.

Champion chess player Hans Niemann was accused Tuesday of likely cheating in more than 100 games when playing competitively online.

The Carlsen-Niemann saga is a reminder of what is at stake in a game that has gripped writers, scientists and conquerors.

Hans Niemann has come under scrutiny of late.

Chess’s fusty image has been shaken by recent allegations of underhand tactics. But as any fan or player can tell you, it has long been younger, hipper – and wilder – than most outsiders realised

Well, our beloved game is generating front-page headlines, getting coverage on the big network broadcasts and serving as the focus for deep-think pieces from pundits the world over. Yay?

At the beginning of October the FIDE published its new ranking list. With a rating of 2856 Magnus Carlsen continues to lead the list though he lost 5 points in the Sinquefield Cup. Currently, Carlsen is 44 ratings points away from 2900 but also 45 rating points ahead of Ding Liren, who has a rating of 2811 and is the world's number two. Hou Yifan continues to lead the women's ranking list, five juniors have a rating of 2700 or more, and Zhu Jiner from China is number one on the list of f...

Well, our beloved game is generating front-page headlines, getting coverage on the big network broadcasts and serving as the focus for deep-think pieces from pundits the world over. Yay?

Robbi Jade Lew said her bizarre behavior which led to a $269,000 win in a single hand was driven by the sexist behavior of her opponent, Garrett Adelstein.