In chess literature there have been many prolific middle-game players ... made headlines and made them famous. They were world champs Emanuel Lasker of Germany, Russia’s Alexander Alekhine ...

"For me, Boris Spassky was an entire era for chess. He became most famous ... chess players have studied and are studying his games and his work. This is a great loss for the country," Russian ...

The death of the one-time chess ... player" who "was not an opening specialist, but he excelled in complex and dynamic middlegame positions where he was in his element." At the time of their ...

The RCF executive added that the federation is deeply disappointed by the incident involving chess player Umaiganat Osmanova MOSCOW, August 7. /TASS/. The Russian Chess Federation (RCF ...

the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday. The federation called his death a “great loss to the country”, saying generations of chess players had learned from his matches. One of the first ...

"Our chess players will try to win world championship next time. It is a never-ending process," the official said. Peskov added that the Russian chess school is one of the main and the most ...