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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
when he heard that the 1984-85 World Championship match in Moscow between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov had been abandoned. “I couldn’t come to the Soviet Union, of course. I was an enemy ...
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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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'The 'children' of Vishy Anand are on the loose' - remarks Garry Kasparov after Gukesh's triumph at Candidates
Russian chess icon Garry ... ago by Kasparov himself. In 1984, at the age of 22, Kasparov became the youngest challenger at that time when he qualified to face his compatriot Anatoly Karpov.
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Gukesh creates history by becoming youngest-ever world chess champion
The previous world record was held by Garry Kasparov who defeated Anatoly Karpov at the age of 22 to become world champion in 1985. He is India's second world chess champion after Viswanathan Anand.
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Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
Russian-born chess grandmaster and émigré Gennadi “Genna” Sosonko still remembers where he was 40 years ago today, when he heard that the 1984-85 World Championship match in Moscow between Garry ...