In June of 2022, Grandmaster Timur Gareyev had his US Chess membership suspended. Not many seemed to take notice, besides small discussions here and there wondering about the reasoning behind his suspension. Maybe he had cheated perhaps? Maybe he ...
On November 9th, 2022, US Chess made an update regarding FIDE hybrid events. They would not approve it to count for over-the-board (OTB) rating anymore, and would instead only count it for online rating. Along with that, there are now growing call...
Today in the Chess World, while Ding was trying to convert a winning position against Ian Nepominiatchi, internet detectives on r/chess were solving the mystery behind the suspected accounts Ding Liren and his second Richard Rapport were allegedly...
Last weekend, I was lucky enough to participate in the 2023 Florida State Scholastic Championships. My performance was mediocre and uninteresting, so I decided to not write about my games. Instead, what I will be writing about is much more interes...
The pace of progress in artificial intelligence is incredibly fast. Unless you have direct exposure to groups like Deepmind, you have no idea how fast—it is growing at a pace close to exponential. - Elon Musk Artificial intelligence ...
In November, the World Team Championship was held in Jerusalem. 12 teams from all around the world participated in the event, in a 45+10 rapid or "semi-classical" time control. China, one of the competitors, was a heavy underdog. After all, zero o...
On September 4th, 2022 in the Sinquefield Cup, Hans Niemann, a 19-year-old American chess player defeated the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces. After this game, Carlsen withdrew and insinuated that Niemann cheated. ...
The recent scandal involving Hans Niemann has exploded his name into mainstream chess media. Maxim Dlugy, his former coach, has seen a huge rise is in discussion along with Niemann, especially after Magnus Carlsen's comments. Recently, he has had ...
Anarchy Chess has had its fair share of moments. From PIPI, to Beads, to bricks. The infamous subreddit has always been in the headlines for varying reasons, some more questionable than others. Recently, AnarchyChess has come up with 2 new...
Chess bots have been on chess.com for years. Out of the tens of hundreds of obscure bots like the Xqc bot and the Botez bots, one bot stands out. Its name is Martin. The Bot is very skilled, boasting a sub-300 rating. I knew he would be very chall...
