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  CultureNews

  Biggest Chess Site In The World Bans 100,000 Accounts A Month For Cheating

  Chess.com's small team is dedicated to stopping unfair play and cheaters

  By Zack Zwiezen Published July 16, 2025
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Champion Magnus Carlsen Rocked The Chess World By Refusing To Take Off His Jeans

  The latest chess drama is about the International Chess Federation's dress code

  By Ethan Gach Published December 30, 2024
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  CultureNews

  Chess Pro Arrested After Allegedly Poisoning Rival With Mercury

  The chess player has been suspended by the Russian Chess Federation and could face jail time

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 13, 2024
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  CultureNews

  Chinese Chess Champ Stripped Of Title After Taking A Dump In A Bathtub

  The 48-year-old Xiangqi player has also been accused of us an anal massaging device to cheat

  By Levi Winslow Published December 28, 2023
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  CultureNews

  YouTubers Put Anal Bead Chess Conspiracy To The Test

  A computer and some anal beads can beat a grandmaster after all

  By Ethan Gach Published November 14, 2023
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  CultureNews

  Chess World’s ‘Anal Bead’ Cheating Saga Quietly Comes To An End

  Champion Magnus Carlsen and grandmaster Hans Niemann reached a settlement

  By Ethan Gach Published August 29, 2023
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  CultureNews

  Chess Champ’s Mouse Slip Costs Him Final Match And $30K Top Prize

  Magnus Carlsen's small mistake is a strange and dramatic end to his final match as World Chess Champion

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 6, 2023
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  CultureNews

  The World Of Chess Is Having Its Own ‘Me Too’ Moment

  Sexual assault allegations have been made against one of the game’s most notable and accomplished grandmasters

  By Claire Jackson Published February 22, 2023
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  CultureNews

  AI Enters Chess Battle, Cheats, Still Loses Badly

  ChatGPT took on the chess engine Stockfish, but it’s better at drafting your cover letter

  By Ashley Bardhan Published February 17, 2023
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  CultureNews

  The World’s Biggest Chess Site Is Popping Off So Much, Fans Can’t Play

  Chess.com says the games' popularity is the result of the pandemic, streamers, and the Magnus Carlsen scandal

  By Isaiah Colbert Published January 24, 2023