Sometimes to figure out where you’re going, you have to look at where you’ve already been - so, here’s a... more

We’re back with our regularly scheduled scandal, this time examining the legal implications of the Hans Niemann-Magnus Carlsen Sinquefield Cup... more

Last episode, we took a deep dive into the open secret in chess of rampant sexism, misogyny, and abuse of... more

Misogyny and sexism are the two biggest issues we’ve encountered in chess outside cheating. It’s an institutional issue that has... more

In honour of International Women’s Day…this is not the episode on misogyny in chess that we teased last episode. How... more

Just what exactly is the psychology of chess? Damned if we know, we’re not psychologists. But Julia Rios and JJ... more

What does good sportsmanship in chess look like? Does it actually matter whether its best players are good sports? Well,... more

Finally, it’s the episode you’ve been waiting for: we talk about all things cheating, from the device itself (how easy... more

Hans Niemann had already made a name for himself in chess prior to the 2022 Sinquefield Cup scandal…the bad boy... more

Magnus Carlsen accused Hans Niemann of cheating at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup - but the story leading up to how... more