Chess

Prominent grandmaster and coach of the U.S. Women's team at the 2022 chess Olympiad, Alejandro Ramirez, has been accused of multiple sexual assaults.

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has been accused of cheating by world champion and No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, and there is allegedly a sex toy involved.

A tweet world champion Magnus Carlsen sent after a loss to Hans Neimann earlier this month fuelled rumors that the Norwegian believed the American had cheated.

The child reportedly made a hasty move before the robot was finished with its action.

A growing number of top Russian players are opting against playing for their country, according to Emil Sutovsky, FIDE's director general.

Emily Cossey, dubbed a real-life Beth Harmon from "The Queen's Gambit" miniseries, is in the running to be crowned Miss England.

"That's flipping voodoo there. Are you a witch doctor?" said one social media user in response to the illusion.

"My answer is simple. I am on the side of Russia and my President.… I will support my country in any situation without thinking for a second!" Karjakin wrote.

"It looks similar to the board game from that musical called Chess," joked one online commentator, while another urged people to "stick to snakes and ladders."

The set has 20,000 diamonds of different sizes across the 32 pieces; that's a lot of stone setting. It took around 3 months to make.

I am the youngest boy or girl competing and one of the lower seeds, so the tournament will be tough and I'm nervous about playing all of them—I'm just hoping to achieve the best I can!

In 2019, when I was 8, I played in the 52nd Annual New York State Scholastic Championships. I had to play six games and I won 5.5 out of six.

"Upon further reflection, I understand his endorsement of my opponent," said Wood on Sunday, a day after failing to become chair of South Carolina's GOP.

The "Bongcloud" opening chess move is considered so bad that its name implies only someone under the influence of drugs would use it.

Here's a roundup of the best chess sets you can purchase online on your quest of becoming a chess champ (inspired by Netflix's The Queen's Gambit) .

I have seen the show The Queen's Gambit. It's great to see a show about chess, and female players in particular. Beth and I both studied chess when we were very young and playing was our choice. And, of course, we both want to win.

Experiences with racism throughout Europe and racist incidents at international chess tournaments have prompted one of the world's few black chess grandmasters to speak out in support of worldwide protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd.

Republican Congressman Will Hurd warned that 30,000 ISIS fighters are "going to come back" to Syria, and he accused the Trump administration of agreeing to "terms of surrender" rather than a peace deal with Turkey.

If there is no winner today, the tournament could move to an "Armageddon" phase.

Rudenko was a trailblazer for women in sport and remembered for saving children from the besieged city of Leningrad in World War II.

Soumya Swaminathan said Iranian modesty laws infringed on her "right to freedom of expression, and right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion."

The knight piece is one of a handful of medieval chess pieces found in the area.

Playing 100 matches against the reigning computer champion, Google's Alphazero came out on top.

Around 150 players are boycotting this year's chess championship.

Advisors are prepared to maneuver themselves into positions of power if Trump is impeached

Writing about the incident on Facebook, the girl's coach said his student felt "harassed and humiliated."

The brother and sister are now banned from the national team for contravening core Iranian principles.

Female players face being forced to cover up at next year's world championships in Iran.

A young girl's chess skills lifted herself out of the slums of Uganda, inspiring a journalist's award-winning piece and a major motion picture.

The short answer is, 'Almost certainly not.'