Chess, the game of strategy and intellect, has been a cornerstone of human competition for centuries. The apex of achievement in chess is the title of Grandmaster, awarded to players who demonstrate ...

In a remarkable event at Bonhams 19th century and British Impressionist Art Sale today, an exquisite oil on canvas by Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844-1927) stole the spotlight, fetching an ...

Actor Gert Ferra joined the most famous house in Albania, Big Brother, a few weeks ago. And he revealed that he only knows the other actor, Laert Vasili, from the outside, whom he has also met abroad ...

Last week there was a big chess upset: Wizard Mikhail Botvinnik was checkmated in 50 moves by the Moscow titleholder, Vasili Smyslov. Weight lifting is another Russian forte: Soviet athletes claim ...