Yahoo

Critic of chess grandmaster found dead was caught up in a cheating scandal of his own

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vladimir Kramnik, left, and Veselin Topalov during a match dubbed "Tolietgate" in Elista, Russia, in 2006. (Mergen Bembinov / AP ...
The New York Times

Did Cheating Accusations Have Anything to Do With the Death of a Chess Grandmaster?

Daniel Naroditsky, a top American player with an online following, was found dead in Charlotte, N.C., after talking about being accused of cheating by a former world champion. By Jesse McKinley Dylan ...
NPR

The chess federation accuses a former champion of harassing a rival who died

Chess's international governing body said Tuesday that it filed a complaint against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik after he leveled unproven allegations of cheating against fellow ...
The Washington Post

A young chess star’s death, cheating accusations and a sport in turmoil

The final live stream of Daniel Naroditsky’s life had been broadcast for nearly two hours when the chess grand master put his head in his hands. His followers watched in silence. The 29-year-old ...
Polygon

Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com for $100M

The chess cheating scandal brewing since September just reignited. Hans Niemann, the 19-year-old chess grandmaster, sued world champion Magnus Carlsen, and others, for $100 million in damages. The ...