WATERTOWN/YEREVAN —Tigran Hamasyan is no ordinary musician, as anyone who has seen him play can see. The prolific composer and performer lives and breathes his music, becoming one with his piano and ...
Bobby Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US ...
Back in 2008, Boris Spassky paid a visit to Bobby Fischer’s grave in Iceland. ‘Do you think the spot next to him is available?’ he mused. Last week, Spassky died too, at the age of 88. The two world ...
In the many obituaries for Boris Spassky that popped up after his demise last week, not many mentioned what the 10th world champion did to Danish grandmaster Bent Larsen on the top board of the clash ...
Long before chess acquired its relatively new-found glamour in the world of sport, with big money, high-profile sponsorships, flashy tournaments, and extensive media coverage, Boris Spassky was a ...
As officials in the executive arm of the U.S. government badgered Nigeria to free Mr Gambaryan, so were that country's lawmakers. On 23 October 2024, Nigeria dropped criminal charges against ...
On 23 October 2024, Nigeria dropped criminal charges against Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive arrested in February 2024 and prosecuted, alongside his company, for money laundering, tax ...