Carlsen to participate in 'Magnus vs The World' showdown: All you need to know about one-of-a-kind game of chess
After Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, it’s Magnus Carlsen’s turn to face off against the world in what is one of the ...
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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
It was at this point, with Kasparov apparently having turned the tide and both players keen to continue, that Campomanes took one of the most infamous decisions in chess history. He flew to Moscow ...
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I'm open to all formats, but classical chess will always reign: Gukesh
With two distinct sets of chess enthusiasts emerging -- one supporting freestyle and the other the showing loyality to ...
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, has died in Moscow ...
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88
His 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer is considered one of the most famous duels in the history of the game as well as a metaphor for the competition for Cold War supremacy.
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Spassky emigrated to France in 1976. On its website, the chess federation called Spassky's match with Fischer "one of the most iconic" in the history of the game. Yugoslav grandmaster Svetozar ...