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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
the 1984 World Chess Championship began on September 10. Nine games and 25 days in, Karpov had established a seemingly unassailable 4-0 lead. As Kasparov began to get more of a handle on the match ...
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5 Months, 48 Games, No Winner: A Chess Battle Under Spy Agency KGB's Shadow
The 1984-85 World Chess Championship between defending champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Garry Kasparov was abandoned after 48 games, sparking debates that continue to this day. The five ...
Viswanathan Anand drops ‘chess in Olympics’ update, blames Garry Kasparov for delay: ‘When we had two federations…’
Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion, and is still an active player in the FIDE rankings, and is also their Deputy ...
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Garry Kasparov: ‘Putin will violate a truce when he finds it convenient, as he did with dozens of others’
The former world champion chess player is an outspoken critic of the Russian president, who he warns is capable of anything ...
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Viswanathan Anand Shares Major Update on Chess in the Olympics, blames Garry Kasparov for Delay
Viswanathan Anand, the legendary five-time World Chess Champion and current FIDE Deputy President, has provided a crucial ...
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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Magnus Carlsen set to join Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand as he embarks on a bold new chess chapter
Magnus Carlsen is set to take on a bold new challenge in his storied chess career, joining legends like Kasparov and Anand.
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
The death of the one-time chess prodigy was announced by the International Chess Federation, the game’s governing body ... Former world champion Garry Kasparov wrote on X that Spassky “was never above ...
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Garry Kasparov
The 1984-85 World Chess Championship between defending champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Garry Kasparov was abandoned after 48 games. Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated India's ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
The death of the one-time chess prodigy was announced by the International Chess Federation, the game's governing body ... Former world champion Garry Kasparov wrote on X that Spassky “was ...