Chess

In a civil lawsuit filed in a federal court in St. Louis, chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges that world champion Magnus Carlsen, chess.com, chess video streamer Hikaru Nakumura and others committed slander, libel and unlawful group boycott, among other accusations.

Niemann, a grandmaster, is competing in the U.S. Chess Championships tournament that began Wednesday in St. Louis.

The scandal has been the talk of the chess world this month. Interest exploded last week after Carlsen resigned from a match against Niemann after making only one move.

A grandmaster describes the life of a chess champion.

Here are some tips for keeping your New Year's resolutions for chess players.

The governing body of chess in the U.S. will bring its headquarters to St. Louis this year.

Susan Polgar retires from Webster University on May 31 after nine years of leading its chess team to huge success. She discussed her career, and her tenure in St. Louis, on "St. Louis on the Air."

People are staying home and finding modern ways to connect to the ancient game.

Black Squares is a new program looking to expand access to chess for low-income and Black and brown youth in north St. Louis. The founders explain how they're planning to make a St. Louis version of Washington Square Park in the Hyde Park neighborhood.

The World Chess Hall of Fame's most recent exhibition, “Masterminds: Chess Prodigies," explores the stories of chess prodigies from past to present.