His death was confirmed by the International Chess Federation, the game's governing body ... after marrying a Frenchwoman of Russian origin. He obtained French citizenship in 1978.

according to the Russian Chess Federation. Getty Images “A great personality has passed away; generations of chess players learned and continue to learn from his games and work. A great loss for ...

Chess - 2018 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships - Rapid Open - Saint Petersburg, Russia - December 26, 2018. Sergey Karjakin of Russia looks at a board during a game against Anton Demchenko ...

The president of the CFR Andrey Filatov is proud that it was chess players that ... at the blitz tournament: Russian grandmaster Daniil Dubov did not come out for a game against American Hans ...

Boris Spassky, a Russian grandmaster who went against American Bobby Fischer in a 1972 chess game known as the “Match of the Century,” has died. He was 88. The Chess Federation of Russia ...