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Magnus Carlsen set to join Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand as he embarks on a bold new chess chapter
Magnus Carlsen is set to take on a bold new challenge in his storied chess career, joining legends like Kasparov and Anand.
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5 Months, 48 Games, No Winner: A Chess Battle Under Spy Agency KGB's Shadow
The 1984-85 World Chess Championship between defending champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Garry Kasparov was abandoned after 48 games, sparking debates that continue to this day. The five ...
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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
If Kasparov won, it would be confirmation that times were changing, that something fresh and exciting and terrifying was coming. In terms of popularity, chess in the Soviet Union was akin to the ...
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Russian chess world champion Kasparov banned from FIDE for two years
TASS/. The Ethics Commission of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) has banned 13th world champion Garry Kasparov and former general secretary Ignatius Leong from holding any office or position in ...