Nigel Short and I are looking at a 1943 game between Mikhail Botvinnik and Evgeny Zagoriansky. This is the story so far: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 0-0 6. Nc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.

The games of yesteryear which are considered elegant masterpieces were contested without the assistance of computers. When we re-examine them with assistance of technology we realize they are ...

For many years, chess players associated winning with the Soviet Union and afterward, with Russia. The Soviets had created a hegemony on chess and world champions – except for Cuba’s Jose Raul ...

(nee Khavkin), 95. Beloved wife of the late Khaim "Yefim." Cherished mother of Asya (Sender) Fridland and Alex (the late Galina) Botvinnik. Devoted daughter of the late Yosif and Kreina Khavkin.

The world is enjoying a boom in chess playing following ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ TV series’ sweeping success. We’ve boiled down a list of Soviet chess legends who proved that chess is mental ...