D. Gukesh, who’ll defend his title later this year, said that he didn’t agree with most cheating allegations of Vladimir Kramnik, and that chess should have more peace.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Covid-19 sent people home in early 2020, the computer scientist Tom Zahavy rediscovered chess. He had played as a kid and had ...

“The Queen’s Gambit” miniseries portrayed the life of a fictional chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, who is continuously underestimated in male-dominated competitions. A team of New York University ...