Alejandro Ramirez resigned from the St. Louis Chess Club on Monday, two days after a blitz of allegations came out against him, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Numerous women have accused elite player and coach Alejandro Ramirez of misconduct. Two bodies that run chess in the U.S. allegedly knew of accusations for several years.

A chess grandmaster is under investigation by the game’s governing body in the US following accusations of sexual misconduct, according to the US Chess Federation.

Kotaku has reached out to Jennifer Shahade and the Saint Louis Chess Club for comment.. Having earned the title of grandmaster in 2004, Alejandro Ramírez, 34, previously represented Costa Rica ...

Prominent U.S. chess player and Philly native Jennifer Shahade sent shockwaves through the chess world last year when she went public with allegations that she had been sexually assaulted by one ...