Online chess has zoomed in popularity but cheating is easy and rampant in the format. Even as thousands of player accounts have been blocked and titles revoked for foul play, a large number of ...

The Irish Chess Union is to hold a meeting of its executive committee today after gardaí were called to a top chess tournament following claims a 16-year-old boy was caught cheating. A row started ...

"Only a bot would play that!" Sacrificing a Queen in chess is a move you're much more likely to see a bot make as opposed to a human, as humans want to protect the game's most valuable piece. In the ...

It’s the story that has rocked chess and shown no sign of abating. The cheating scandal which has engulfed the sport, involving five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, is all anyone is talking about.

When people cheat at chess, they usually use computers. When computers cheat at chess, they use... other computers, it seems. That's what officials are accusing the maker of Rybka, the world's most ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Followed categories will be added to My News. Prior to the match, a security official subjected the 19-year-old to a thorough scan for hidden devices, even ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...