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• Netflix Explores High-Stakes Chess Feud in New Documentary Untold: Chess Mates

  Published: Apr 4, 2026

  Section: Movies & TV

  A new Netflix documentary, "Untold: Chess Mates," chronicles the explosive 2022 cheating scandal involving grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann. The film examines the bizar...

• Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura Slams FIDE Anti Cheating Protocols as Championship Hopes Evaporate in Cyprus

  Published: Apr 4, 2026

  Section: Sports

  U.S. Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has publicly criticized the International Chess Federation for implementing what he describes as excessive security measures during the Candidates...

• Chess.com Global Championship Rebranded as Chess.com Open to Highlight Inclusive Format

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: eSports

  Chess.com has announced the rebranding of its flagship Global Championship to the Chess.com Open, emphasizing its role as the year’s largest inclusive chess event. Starting March 1...