Chess

USA

Norway's chess grandmaster quits tournament in dispute over his jeans

Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competitions.

29/12/2024

Tech News

Take on chess grandmaster Hans Niemann with the help of AI

Hans Niemann is gearing up to play tens of thousands of players simultaneously at Web Summit.

13/11/2024

Tech News

How Magnus Carlsen is using tech to turn chess into a spectator sport

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen tells Euronews Next about his new app Take Take Take.

28/10/2024

Tech News

Chess: Carlsen and Niemann face off as rivals play online event

Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann play chess online for the first time since a cheating scandal two years ago.

06/09/2024

Culture news

Nigerian chess champion sets new record with 60-hour marathon

Tunde Onakoya made history in New York's Times Square to raise funds for children's education in Africa.

21/04/2024

Culture news

Chinese chess scandal: Bathtub defecation, anal beads & title revoked

The Chinese chess champion has been stripped of his title after defecating in hotel bathtub and allegedly using anal beads to cheat during games. No, we're not making this up...

27/12/2023

Culture news

Chess grandmasters settle cheating allegations over anal beads

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann settled a defamation lawsuit after accusations he cheated in a match using anal beads.

30/08/2023

Culture news

Iranian chess grandmaster Mitra Hejazipour on freedom without a hijab

Mitra Hejazipour: "Mehsa Amini's death was the beginning of the end of this regime. We know that during these years, many people have been killed and imprisoned by this regime, but this was a turning point for Iran."

18/08/2023

Culture news

Chess federation bars transgender women from women's events

Organisation said gender transition is 'a change that has a significant impact on a player’s status'.

17/08/2023

World

Tunde Onakoya, the Nigerian changing young lives across Africa with chess (Inspire Africa)

Interview with Nigeria's award winning chess master Tunde Onakoya

01/07/2023

Culture news

The hidden details you missed in Ronaldo and Messi's viral chess photo

Messi and Ronaldo sent the internet into pandemonium after posting a picture playing chess with one another. The image is on its way to becoming the most liked photograph on Instagram. But what are the hidden meanings behind it?

23/11/2022

Culture news

Cheque, mate: Niemann sues chess world champion for defamation

After multiples cheating accusations - which at one point included the rumoured use of vibrating anal beads - US chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is now suing rival Magnus Carlsen for at least $100m.

21/10/2022

Culture news

Chess player Hans Niemann ‘likely cheated’ more than 100 times

The chess scandal continues.... Hans Niemann was accused on using anal beads to cheat and now, a probing chess investigation has found that he ‘likely cheated’ more than 100 times. Read on...

05/10/2022

Culture news

Chess scandal: Out with anal beads, in with cheating accusations

The scandal rocking the chess world continues, as World Champion Magnus Carlsen openly accuses 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Niemann of cheating in full statement...

27/09/2022

Culture news

How Ukraine's chess community are making moves against Russia

Lviv is said to be the birthplace of as many as 20-30 chess grandmasters, such as Andrei Volokitin, who signed an open letter from players refusing to face Russian opponents

22/03/2022

Culture news

Garry Kasparov leads new NFT auction of star collectibles

Starting with chess champion Garry Kasparov, 1Kind will foster a relationship between stars and their fans using blockchain tech to make unique collectibles. They gave Euronews Culture an exclusive look at what's on sale.

14/12/2021

Culture news

Norway's Magnus Carlsen takes home fifth World Chess Championship

Bonafide Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen retained his world class chess title as he recorded a fourth win over Russian challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi.

13/12/2021

Culture news

Could learning chess in school help us in our moves through life?

A new program devised by female chess superstar Judit Polgá hopes to inspire a more unique approach to educational systems.

12/10/2021

Spain

Queen’s Gambit: Why the Netflix series was a hit for one Spanish firm

Family business Rechapados Ferrer has been inundated with orders since The Queen's Gambit was aired on Netflix.

05/02/2021

World News

Chess 'has not been kind to women,' says world champion Magnus Carlsen

For Carlsen, the world's top-rated chess player and current world chess champion, the character of Beth in the Queen's Gambit could be "a role model for women and girls who want to play chess."

11/12/2020