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Chess: John Nunn wins world 65+ title in vintage year for England seniors

The former world top-10 grandmaster edged out his rivals by half a point after a tense final round at Assisi, concluding a year where England 50+ and 65+ players also won two world and one European team championships

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins online and will face the new generation at Wijk

Norway’s world champion made a clean sweep of his seven matches in the $210,000 Meltwater Tour final and will take on five of the world’s best teenagers at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee in January

The Guardian - UK

The genius of the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo Louis Vuitton campaign

Amy Francombe uncovers the layers of meaning in the fashion house’s viral ad

Evening Standard

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Fans look for clues to reveal the true GOAT as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo play chess in new advert

A new eye-catching advert for Louis Vuitton has taken the internet by storm, showing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo squaring off in a game of chess on the eve of the World Cup.

Evening Standard

Chess: Magnus Carlsen faces his nemesis in final round of Meltwater tour

The world No 1 is favourite to win the $210,000 event going into the weekend matches, but still has to meet Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who has twice defeated the Norwegian in prestige events

The Guardian - UK

Luka Doncic says he just plays chess on his phone and never uses Twitter, which must be so nice

Imagine playing chess against Luka.

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Chess: Shreyas Royal, 13, leads Bavarian Open as records beckon

The London teenager has a chance to become the youngest English player ever to score a grandmaster result

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Chess: Hikaru Nakamura follows Fischer’s footsteps to win in Reykjavik

The five-time US champion beat Ian Nepomniachtchi to win the Fischer Random world championship, half a century after Fischer beat Boris Spassky

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Hans Niemann chosen to lead USA at World Team Championship

The 19-year-old will play at Jerusalem in his first event since he launched his $100m lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen and others

The Guardian - UK

Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by accusing him of cheating

The Independent UK

Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen for $100 million, accusing him of defamation

The 19-year-old chess grandmaster says the world champion has mounted a libelous campaign against him since Niemann defeated Carlsen in September.

WEKU

‘Not a game’: Accused chess cheater files lawsuit against arch nemesis

Embattled chess player Hans Niemann has announced he is taking his feud with grandmaster Magnus Carlsen to the US court system.

The New Daily

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann sues for $100m after being accused of cheating

World champion Magnus Carlsen plunged the game into controversy last month after quitting a prestigious St Louis tournament after losing a match against Niemann

Evening Standard

Chess: Niemann sues Carlsen and others for $100m after recovery at St Louis

The 19-year-old, who has denied all cheating allegations made by the world champion, is to sue Carlsen as well as chess.com, Hikaru Nakamura and others the day after fighting back to almost win a medal at the US Championship

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France 24

US grandmaster Niemann sues chess champion Carlsen over cheating claims

American grandmaster Hans Niemann, in the latest move in a scandal that has rocked the world of chess, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Magnus Carlsen after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating.

ABC News

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for defamation

Teenage chess grandmaster Hans Niemann hits rival Magnus Carlsen and others with a defamation suit after allegations of cheating.

Sports Illustrated

Hans Niemann Files $100M Lawsuit Over Chess Cheating Allegations

The 19-year-old grandmaster is suing Chess.com, rival Magnus Carlsen and others.

Reason

Hans Niemann v. Magnus Carlsen et al. Chess Cheating Libel Lawsuit

Filed today, Niemann v. Carlsen (E.D. Mo.). I can't opine on the facts, but I was particularly interested in one of the many claims in the lawsuit: By insisting that the Sinquefield Cup impose enhanced anti-cheating measures after his loss to Niemann, resigning from the tournament immediately thereafter, and then…

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The Independent UK

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann sues rival Magnus Carlsen and others for $100m over cheating allegations

The lawsuit alleges defamation and ‘blacklisting’

ABC News

Hans Niemann's king 'decapitated' in bizarre incident at the US Championship

The bizarre saga surrounding chess champion Hans Niemann continues as his opponent at the US Championships 'decapitates' his king.

The Guardian - UK

Marathon chicanery, Maradona, Black Sox and more: sport cheating scandals

As the chess furore between Carlsen and Niemann rolls on, we take a look at some enduring disputes in sport

ABC News

Teenage chess prodigy Gukesh D beats world champion Magnus Carlsen

Indian teenager Gukesh D makes chess history by becoming the youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen during his reign as world champion.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Hans Niemann struggles in US championship amid beefed up security

The controversial 19-year-old began well in St Louis, but now he is among the tailenders

Newsroom.co.nz

The wild world of cheating in elite sport

A cheating scandal has rocked the chess world, but it's just the latest in a long list of sports cheats.

The Conversation

Why Canada should invest more in teaching kids how to play chess

Chess has recently been in the news far more than usual. First, there was the runaway success of the Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit. That made chessboards the new toilet paper as retailers and manufacturers struggled to meet the demand. Now there’s a high-profile cheating scandal rocking the chess world.

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