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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
Russian-born chess grandmaster and émigré Gennadi “Genna” Sosonko still remembers where he was 40 years ago today, when he heard that the 1984-85 World Championship match in Moscow between Garry ...
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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
If Kasparov won, it would be confirmation that ... “The names of Karpov, the names of (Mikhail) Tal, (Tigran) Petrosian and others were known by everybody, even the people who never played ...
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How Praggnanandhaa went from a quiet year to a historic title
The tournament, steeped in tradition, dates back to 1938, with Mikhail Tal, Mikhail Botvinnik, Garry Kasparov, and Magnus Carlsen among its past winners. Praggnanandhaa will now join these greats ...