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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There's playing dirty, and then there's celebrating dirty, and allegations of both have gotten the newly crowned king of Chinese chess unceremoniously dethroned. As AFP reports, Yan Chenglong on Dec.

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, ...

When you accomplish something big, like winning a major tournament, how do you celebrate? Maybe you jump around in excitement, salty rivulets streaming down your face in a rush of emotions. Maybe you ...

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 social media Weibo is suffused in accusations ‘Xiangqi King’ Yan Chenglong cheated with vibrating anal beads, then defecated in a bathtub. Reading time 2 minutes Just when I thought I was out, ...

Several top Chinese chess (xiangqi) players, including Wang Tianyi, Zhao Xinxin, Xu Chao and Xie Jing, have been handed prison sentences for their involvement in a major match-fixing scandal.

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 ...