The leading Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi was born on July 14, 1990, in Bryansk. He was barely 5 years old when he first showed...
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Anatoly Karpov took the chess throne quickly and unexpectedly. He had a universal playing style with a fine mastery of gaining an advantage. It...
This chess genius is truly a universal player. Boris Spassky finely perceived positional factors and considered the dynamic part. He was born on the...
Sooner or later, chess fans start to wonder who the best player is. Some of them are just curious. Others need an example to...
Vladimir Kramnik truly became a player of a new format. He is the one who can use the computer correctly to prepare for the...
This brilliant chess player is currently the world’s leading grandmaster. Thanks to his success, the game’s popularity skyrocketed in India, his home country. Viswanathan...
Many chess experts, including his contemporaries, like Mikhail Botvinnik, couldn’t figure out this player’s approach. How did he manage to beat everyone? Tigran Petrosian...
Wilhelm Steinitz, an Austrian chess player, later became American. The 1st World Chess Champion. Years of life: from 1836 to 1900. He was born...
Mikhail Tal, a Soviet chess player was a Grandmaster and the 8th World Champion in chess. Also, he was the World Blitz Champion. Years...
Vasily Smyslov – a Soviet/Russian chess player was a Grandmaster and the 7th World Champion in chess. Years of life: 1921-2010. He was born...
