Chess: Secret of Soviet chess supremacy on February 6, 2016 – 12:01 AM Shelby Lyman The secret of Soviet chess supremacy was in numbers, particularly of schoolchildren actively engaged in chess groups and competition. Pioneer Palaces, venues for various...
The Soviet Chess Revolution
Shelby Lyman on Chess: It Was Time for Chess Sunday, January 31, 2016 (Published in print: Sunday, January 31, 2016) In general, art, music, sports, or literature reflect the culture that spawns them. Looking back, we can see this...
Anand: Soviet players were ordered to (cheat)
Soviet players didn’t want to cheat, they were ordered to: Viswanathan Anand Written by Shivani Naik | Published:September 28, 2015 12:52 am Viswanathan Anand talks to Shivani Naik about the dividing line between Cold War and post-Cold War chess,...
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Artwork by Justin Jenkins Chess mateAn authoritative biography of a perverse American genius.By CARL ROLLYSON, Special to the Star TribuneLast update: February 19, 2011 – 12:15 PM When Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) defeated Boris Spassky, the Russian world champion, in...
Kasparov compared Armenia and Azerbaijan with Soviet Union
Garry Kasparov compared Armenia and Azerbaijan with Soviet UnionJanuary 09, 2011 13:45 In an interview with German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper Garry Kasparov compared chess in Armenia and Azerbaijan with the Soviet Union. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Why do Russians...
Happy Birthday to GM Psakhis!
My friend, former coach and second, super GM Lev Psakhis has a birthday today. Please join me in wishing him a happy birthday! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Supremacy at Russia’s expense
Armenia and Azerbaijan vie for supremacy at Russia’s expenseLeonard BardenThe Guardian, Saturday 7 November 2009 More than 150 nations are affiliated to the global chess body Fide, yet team supremacy on the board is currently being fought out by...
The forgotten Soviet player
Fedor BohatirchukBy Bobby Ang Last Friday I was talking about the 27 original grandmasters of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). This comprised of: 1) the world champion (Botvinnik) 2) 14 players who had played in the inaugural Candidates’ Tournament...
Cold War spy chess messages
Postcards containing Cold War spy messages unearthed Postcards thought to contain coded messages sent from a Cold War spy to a MI5 boss have come to light. Published: 7:00AM BST 24 Jul 2009 The messages are covered in cryptic...
A Soviet chess enthusiast who saved the world
The Soviet chess enthusiast who saved the worldhttp://www.thefirstpost.co.uk Twenty-five years ago this week, a Russian soldier averted a nuclear holocaust, writes PHILIP JACOBSON When Lt Col Stanislav Petrov arrived to work the graveyard shift at the secret command bunker...