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They face a brain-boggling puzzle and a high-stakes speed chess battle. Show more Sue Perkins hosts this high-stakes chess contest, following 12 rising stars of the UK’s booming chess community ...

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At a time when the world of chess was dominated by the mathematically precise play of Mikhail Botvinnik (world champion 1948-57, 1958-60, 1961-63), the positional tactics of Vasily Smyslov (world ...

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