The world of chess has been rocked after a Russian chess champion allegedly attempted to poison her childhood rival by covering her pieces in deadly mercury. Now facing a possible prison sentence, ...

Now that the election is over, has Russia under Vladimir Putin turned its sights on the World Chess Championship in New York? The tournament began Friday under a veil of international intrigue. World ...

A Russian chess player is under investigation for allegedly attempting to poison another player ahead of a match last week. Security video shows the chess player Amina Abakarova smearing what is ...

While Russian chess is running on fumes these days, other chess empires have emerged in nations like China, USA, India and ...

Now that’s a fool’s gambit. A Russian chess champion allegedly attempted to poison an opponent at a recent tournament in a brazen caught-on-camera move. Security footage from Aug. 2 appeared to ...

A former soccer player who now lives and works in Barcelona, Paul has been living in Spain since 2011. Ten years later in 2021 is when he joined the Diario AS family and he's been churning out ...

A Russian chess champion has been suspended after poisoning her childhood rival ahead of a match by smearing deadly mercury over her pieces. Amina Abakarova, 43, is reported to have said she attacked ...

A Russian chess grandmaster and outspoken supporter of President Vladimir Putin has been banned from competition for six months over his recent comments about the war in Ukraine. The International ...