The board is set, the pieces are moving but this epic battle takes place between two countries in "Chess," opening at Ovation ...

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at ... Former world champion Anatoly Karpov, who beat Spassky in the semi-finals of the Candidates tournament in 1974, paid a warm tribute.

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 to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who ...

Darchiyev, who has been on diplomatic service for more than three decades and has done several stints in Washington, succeeds Anatoly Antonov, who spent seven years on the job before leaving in ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to ... Walter Green / AP One of the first to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov, who told TASS state news agency ...

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 to react was Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The federation called his death a "great loss to the country", saying generations of chess players ...

MOSCOW — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow. He ...

Moscow (AFP) – Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of ...