Chess grandmaster (GM) Baadur Jobava has been temporarily banned from Chess.com’s prize events after going on a racist rant upon losing to a Chinese GM during the Airthings Masters qualifier. On Feb.
Chinese chess champion forfeits victory over ‘bad behavior’ after tournament but denies cheating
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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Chinese chess community is abuzz after a newly crowned tournament ...
Chinese chess was engulfed in turmoil earlier this week when a national champion was stripped of his title following unsavory allegations involving cheating in the sport. Xiangqi is the official title ...
More punishments could be forthcoming for former national champion Wang Tianyi and another top-ranked Chinese Xiangqi player. A mistaken forward move in Xiangqi can lead to an irrecoverable situation, ...
Eighteen months after leaked recordings revealed widespread match-fixing in the board game xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess, China has imposed lifetime bans on three grandmasters. Announced last ...
A Chinese-chess champion was stripped of his title after being accused of pooping in a hotel bathtub
A Chinese-chess champion lost his crown after being accused of showing "extremely bad character" by pooping in a hotel bathtub as he celebrated his title. Yan Chenglong, 48, won the national ...
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