A 72-page report from an online chess server found Hans Niemann likely cheated in more than 100 online matches as recently as 2020. The Chess.com report was released Tuesday after the chess world had ...

Hans Niemann, a teenage chess grandmaster, said he is "not going to back down," as he faces allegations of cheating. Speaking after winning a game against 15-year-old grandmaster Christopher Yoo on ...

In the eyes of the world's top chess player, 19-year-old chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is a cheater. The world's top chess website apparently agrees. An investigation conducted by Chess.com into the ...

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