Chess fans have questions after Hans Niemann's win over world champion Magnus Carlsen. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Caleb Wetherell, who runs Pawnalyze, a chess analysis website, about the outcome.

After accusations of cheating swirled around the game’s top players – is it ever possible to have a fair game of chess? Did a teenager cheat to defeat the chess world champion? This question has ...

The chess world is no stranger to scandals, from a 1960s fistfight between grand masters Bobby Fischer and Pal Benko to allegations of another grand master, Vladimir Kramnik, cheating in the 2006 ...

My father grew up playing chess in his native Philippines, where the game is hugely popular. He became fairly skilled, and even won a few tournaments after immigrating to the U.S. Of course he was ...

Chess, often described as the "game of kings," has evolved significantly since its inception. With the advent of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), the landscape of chess training ...