One was Brezhnev, (singer Vladimir) Vysotsky, and the third one was Anatoly Karpov. “The privileges that he got, you cannot imagine. He couldn’t compare with anybody in Russia.” Even at that ...

One was Brezhnev, (singer Vladimir) Vysotsky, and the third one was Anatoly Karpov. “The privileges that he got, you cannot imagine. He couldn’t compare with anybody in Russia.” Kasparov ...

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 aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said ...

when he heard that the 1984-85 World Championship match in Moscow between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov had been abandoned. “I couldn’t come to the Soviet Union, of course. I was an enemy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here we take a look at the top five youngest male to become chess World No. 1. Magnus Carlsen is on top of the list.

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 ...

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Thursday.