IT ISN’T a world usually known for scandal and drama, populated as it is by brainy boffins who can stare at pieces on black and white squares for hours before making a move. But a recent furore has thrown the game of chess into the global spotlight – and the details are enough to make you change the way you look at it forever.
Allegations of cheating, misuse of artificial intelligence and the insertion of anal beads to dodge the system – little wonder the game of kings has been making headlines.
Online chess became hugely popular during the Covid-19 pandemic,
