Chess

• Chess helping some Alberta youth keep troubles in check

  Some participants have gone on to secure full-time jobs, enrol in post-secondary education and rekindle broken relationships.

  Features

  Dec 9
  
• Russian chess champ accused of poisoning competitor with mercury

  Though Russian chess player Amina Abakarova has already been temporarily suspended from competing, she may also face a lifetime ban.

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  Aug 8
  
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• A true battle of brain and brawn has Edmonton man in international ring

  Later this month, an Edmonton man is stepping into the international ring of a unique combination sport, hoping to get either a KO or a check mate.

  Features

  Jul 4
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• Winnipeg students come together for third annual Manitoba chess championship

  On Tuesday afternoon, the game brought dozens of students from grades seven to 12 together for the third annual Manitoba High School Chess Championship.

  Entertainment

  Mar 26
• Chess tournament likely to stay in Toronto after visa panic resolved

  It appears a chess-tastrophe has been avoided as an international chess tournament seems on track to continue in Toronto after visa hold-ups threatened to cause a move elsewhere.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• More than a game: How chess is helping prisoners in Canada

  While chess may seem like just a board game to some, it is now being used in prison systems in Canada and across the world to help rehabilitate prisoners.

  Canada

  Feb 19
• 8-year-old chess prodigy crowned best female player at European tournament

  Bodhana Sivanandan beat chess masters more than 30 years older than her at the European Rapid and Blitz Championships.

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  Dec 21, 2023
• Ukrainian students comforted by high school chess event — a game with a universal language

  Manitoba's High School Chess Championship was held at Sisler High School in Winnipeg on Tuesday and around 10 Ukrainian students took part.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2023
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• Chess cheating scandal: Hans Niemann sues Magnus Carlsen for $100 million

  19-year-old chess grandmaster Hans Niemann named world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com, and popular streamer Hikaru Nakamura in a defamation lawsuit.

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  Oct 21, 2022
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• Hans Niemann chess scandal: Grandmaster ‘likely cheated’ in 100+ matches, report finds

  A bombshell report from Chess.com found that teenage grandmaster Hans Niemann 'likely cheated' in a number of online games that involved prize money.

  World

  Oct 5, 2022