It was the anal bead theory that caused a global sensation. Now, a new Netflix film tells the tale of two grandmasters, one scandal – and a whole lot of bad blood Chess Mates (Netflix, Tuesday) has an ...

In July 1993, a disguised player entered the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia using the name of a mathematician who died in 1957. His real identity remained unknown—until now.

American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was sitting at a chess board in Cyprus last week feeling absolutely stumped. The world’s No. 2 rated player, famous for his talents in speed chess, spent 67 ...

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Hans Niemann at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in 2025, playing each other again three years after the scandal involving the pair Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty ...

HANS NIEMANN CRINKLES his nose, leans forward and, without regard to polite society enjoying brunch on this spring Sunday morning in New York, launches into Joe Rogan and anal beads. "What type of..." ...

The SenseRobot AI Xiangqi Championship, which was held in Shanghai, was the first Chinese chess competition that has featured ...

Ten minutes past one in the afternoon—and Magnus Carlsen’s world was crashing down around him. This can’t be happening. Magnus ran a hand through his disheveled mane of auburn hair, a chaotic halo ...

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AIRPORT, WHICH IS IN LINCOLN PARISH, FROM WDSU INVESTIGATES. WE’VE GOT SOME POTENTIALLY GOOD NEWS FOR DRIVERS FIGHTING THOSE BELLE CHASSE BRIDGE TOLLS. WDSU INVESTIGATOR AUBRY KILLION HAS BEEN ...

Belle Burden is issuing a warning based on the "red flags" she experienced in her marriage. Burden, a Vanderbilt heiress whose new book, "Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage," details her bitter divorce ...

History loves a good trick. Before internet rumors and viral posts, elaborate hoaxes traveled through newspapers, museums, lecture halls, and radio waves. Intelligent people believed them and ...