The greatest match that never was — when Fischer and Karpov didn’t meet
The history of chess is riddled with missed opportunities.
Chess has had the MasterChef treatment with BBC Two's Chess Masters – but will it work?
Cue BBC Two’s Chess Masters: the Endgame, complete with ominous music, expert commentators talking us through moves in hushed ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Former world champion Garry Kasparov wrote on X that Spassky ... On its website, the chess federation called Spassky’s match with Fischer “one of the most iconic” in the history of ...
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Garry Kasparov: ‘Putin will violate a truce when he finds it convenient, as he did with dozens of others’
The former world champion chess player is an outspoken critic of the Russian president, who he warns is capable of anything ...
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Anand brutally snubs Carlsen as he plays ‘pick your favourite’ World Chess Champion
India's greatest chess player, Viswanathan Anand, tried the trending 'pick your favourite' game to reveal his favourite World ...
Carlsen to participate in 'Magnus vs The World' showdown: All you need to know about one-of-a-kind game of chess
After Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, it’s Magnus Carlsen’s turn to face off against the world in what is one of the ...
Viswanathan Anand dismisses Magnus Carlsen without hesitation in FIDE’s 'Choose Your Favourite' chess player challenge
Viswanathan Anand showed no mercy as he dismissed Magnus Carlsen’s name in a hurry while picking his favourite chess player ...
Magnus Carlsen rules out classical World Chess Championship return, shifting focus to new era
Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World ...
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Ashwin gifts CSK jersey to chess world champion D Gukesh
R Ashwin, back with Chennai Super Kings after nine years, recently enjoyed a chess game with world champion D Gukesh at the ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Former world champion Garry Kasparov wrote on X that Spassky ... are seen during a game at the XIX World Chess Olympiad in Siegen, Germany, Sept. 20, 1970. Credit: AP/Heinz Ducklau Spassky ...