Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. For 40 years, the chess world has been debating why ...
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Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi combine to deny Gukesh Tata Steel chess title on dramatic day in Wijk Aan Zee
The 18-year-old started Sunday by tasting his first defeat as world champion, losing to Chess Olympiad teammate Arjun Erigaisi ... Anatoly Karpov, Mikhail Tal, Mikhail Botvinnik, Boris Spassky, Tigran ...
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30 Greatest Chess Players of All Time, Ranked
While chess is considered the game ... the Swiss. Mikhail Tal was born in 1936 in Latvia and started playing chess at the age of six. He became a Grandmaster at 19. Tal was also a noted chess ...
Bored with chess, world’s top player wants to remake the game
Two prominent voices want chess to change. Carlsen, the 34-year-old Norwegian grand master and five-time world champion who ...
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Watch: World chess champion D Gukesh devastated after losing Tata Steel 2025 Masters title to R Praggnanandhaa
Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title.
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Praggnanandhaa wins Tata Steel Chess Masters in tie-breakers as Gukesh loses first game as world champion
A dramatic final day of the Tata Steel Chess ... first game as world champion. He resigned thereafter, thus giving Erigaisi the win. Arjun, after perhaps the worst tournament of his life, finishes ...
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Grant Fisher Breaks 3K World Record, Defeats Olympic Champion Cole Hocker At Millrose Games
The now two-time Millrose Games champion finished his race with a new world lead, personal best, and a facility record of 7.38 seconds. If he continues to build on his progress from today ...