Chess grandmaster and former world champion Anatoly Karpov, who has waged a highly public campaign in defense of his nomination as Russia's candidate for the presidency of the World Chess Federation, ...

The international chess world descended into chaos and bitter accusations of cheating today with the controversial re-election of the president of the World Chess Federation, who defeated the former ...

The World Championship Rivalry of 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1990. Historic, famous chess games analyzed. 0:00 Intro 0:49 ...

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 ...

The 1984-85 World Chess Championship between defending champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Garry Kasparov was abandoned after 48 games. World Champion Viswanathan Anand tamed former World Champion ...

The prestigious competition will take place in Bander Anzali Free Zone, northern of Iran, from July 9th to 21st. FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will also attend the Chess Stars Cup. “I have a good ...

GM Eugene Torre came close to challenging Anatoly karpov for his world title during the 1983 Candidates Matches, where the Filipino lost to GM Zoltan Ribli of Hungary. Jerome Ascano A one-on-one chess ...

Russian lawmaker Anatoly Karpov received serious head injuries outside the State Duma, per multiple reports. In April, Karpov said he hoped the Ukraine-Russia war would end soon. A string of Russian ...

CHESS legends Garry Kasparov and Anatoli Karpov are to face off again, 25 years after the two masters' first battle. "The duel will put chess in the spotlight once again, as it did 25 years ago," ...

Mr. Karpov has been a loyal defender of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, and the invasion of Ukraine. But he has also expressed sympathy for the war’s civilian victims on both sides. By Victor ...

Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov have renewed their old rivalry in a twelve game exhibition match at Valencia. The contest will last three days with two rapid games on days one and two to be followed ...