CEOs reveal how they train their bodies and minds for the 'marathon' job, from playing chess to 'energy management' Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Jan 9
Chess Grandmaster Dina Belenkaya Caught Using Foul Language As 11-Year-Old 'Crushes' Her Chess grandmaster Dina Belenkaya has come under scrutiny after a video surfaced showing her using foul language following a loss to an 11-year-old opponent, sparking debate about conduct and sportsmanship. International Business Times UK · Dec 22, 2025
The first online chess game happened in December 1844 — Yes, 181 years ago, two teams played Chess 60km away using the electrical telegraph The 1844 Washington–Baltimore telegraph chess match started remote play, inspiring later international competitions, teletype games, and massive online platforms today. TechRadar · Dec 16, 2025
Chess.com cofounder says it took a pinch of delusion to bring the traditional game online—and it’s a 'requirement for every successful entrepreneur' Chess.com cofounder Danny Rensch says that “necessity breeds genius.” An onslaught of life crises and a dash of self-delusion pushed him to create the platform beloved by 235 million users. Fortune · Dec 14, 2025
EWC’s Esports Nation Cup expands with Chess.com, Moonton and SNK Esports Nation Cup's potential roster of games has received a buff with publishers Chess.com, MOONTON, and SNK now an official part of the upcoming nation-vs-nation 2026 event. Dot Esports · Nov 25, 2025
Chess Revival Opens at Broadway's Imperial Theatre with Star Power and Mixed Reviews After years of hype and multiple workshops, the first major Broadway revival of the cult musical Chess officially opened this week at the Imperial Theatre. The new production stars Aaron Tveit as volatile American chess champion Freddie Trumper, Nicholas Christopher as his Soviet rival Anatoly Sergievsky, and Lea Michele as… International Business Times · Nov 19, 2025
Chess review – messy Broadway revival wastes catchy Abba songs A 1980s concept album, from Tim Rice and Abba members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, is brought back to the stage with uneven results The Guardian - US · Nov 17, 2025
Chess federation files official complaint against former world champion Vladimir Kramnik levelled unproven allegations of cheating against fellow players, including Daniel Naroditsky The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025
Cheating accusations and worse are tearing the chess world apart in the aftermath of a 29 year-old grandmaster's death—What is happening in the game of kings? "A disgrace to chess." PC Gamer · Oct 24, 2025
Former world chess champion may face discipline for unproven claims about Daniel Naroditsky Chess’ international governing body is considering disciplinary action against a former Russian world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Was Daniel Naroditsky a Victim of Cyberbullying? Fans Demand Answers After Vladimir Kramnik's Remarks Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky faces online harassment after Vladimir Kramnik's controversial comments spark outrage, raising concerns about cyberbullying and accountability in the global chess community. International Business Times UK · Oct 22, 2025
Is Vladimir Kramnik To Blame? Sad Truth Behind His 'Neverending Attacks' on Daniel Naroditsky Chess fans are now blaming Vladimir Kramnik for Daniel Naroditsky's sudden death. Is his never-ending bullying the reason? International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025
Not quite checkmate yet - thousands of Chess.com fans may have had details stolen in cyberattack, here's what we know Hackers break into a third-party file transfer tool used by Chess.com. TechRadar · Sep 5, 2025
GamesRadar · Aug 17, 2025 Everything in the world must be converted into a roguelike, and not even chess is safe with a new game "that changes all the rules" A possibly sacrilegious amount of change
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025 Chess: 10-year-old targets world record alongside grandmasters at British Championship Record entry in Liverpool, while Bodhana Sivanandan bids to become youngest national women’s champion
The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2025 Magnus Carlsen shows how Saudi Arabia gobbles up global sports stars The outstanding chess player of his generation is the latest figure to be associated with a kingdom that uses entertainment to pacify the public
Dot Esports · Jul 6, 2025 Chess betting gets a big boost from BETBY for Esports World Cup Bold moves in the modern betting era for chess.
TechRadar · Jul 2, 2025 ChatGPT is no match for a 40-year-old digital Pocket Chess game, and I bet Garry Kasparov would be pleased Bad move
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025 Pellegrini and Betis familiar pawns in Maresca’s search for winning move Chelsea can become the first English team to win all four European trophies – and much of their manager’s strategy is rooted in chess
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025 Chess: Carlsen scores in Paris, leads Freestyle Grand Slam after two events The world No 1 defeated his old rival and world No 2, Hikaru Nakamura, in the final, and took the $3.75m series lead before the third Slam event in Las Vegas
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 Sue Perkins says chess is ‘hot’ calling BBC series contestants ‘extraordinary’ The 55-year old former Bake Off presenter said she has never seen ‘passion like it’ on her new BBC series Chess Masters: The Endgame.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025 The wrong trousers: how sporting dress codes can create an image problem Magnus Carlsen’s jeans put the spotlight on chess’s sartorial intransigence but it is not the only sport struggling to adapt to modern style
PC Gamer · Dec 17, 2024 Chess is now an esport as Esports World Cup adds the 1,500 year-old game to 2025 event, calls it 'the perfect example of how games evolve' And Magnus Carlsen is "thrilled" to be on board.
The Conversation · Dec 13, 2024 Teenage prodigy Gukesh D defeats Ding Liren to become youngest world chess champion Eighteen-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the new world chess champion, winning the final game of the title match after a dramatic blunder from the reigning champ, China’s Ding Liren.