Those who disliked the programme claim that the moves were hard to follow, and that the players and presenter were too hyped ...

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen isn’t just the standout chess player in the current generation, he is also considered one of the greatest to have ever played the sport. And in his recent appearance on ‘The ...

In 1929 and 1930, the Cambridge top board lost his queen very early, once to a knight fork and then to a bishop pin. Matches ...

Divided into three parts and spread across 10 chapters, The Chess Revolution effectively covers aspects such as the meaning ...

Let's take a look at the top five male chess players who have spent the longest period as World No. 1. A Soviet Union/Russian ...

One of the first to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who told TASS state news agency: “He was always one of my main idols.” Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American ...

Former world champion Anatoly Karpov, who beat Spassky in the semi-finals of the Candidates tournament in 1974, paid a warm tribute. Also Read: FIDE CEO Sutovsky clears the air on D Gukesh ...

One of the first to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who told TASS state news agency: “He was always one of my main idols.” Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American Bobby ...

We had many excellent excursions, delicious dinner, and incredible conversations. (3) Having a Champions’ dinner with Boris, Anatoly Karpov and Nona Gaprindashvili in Dresden in 2008. We had a lot of ...

MOSCOW—Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died ...

One of the first to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who told Tass state news agency: “He was always one of my main idols”. Spassky is best remembered for his duel with American ...