Let's take a look at the top five male chess players who have spent the longest period as World No. 1. A Soviet Union/Russian ...

Likewise, some players are inspired by iconic Grandmasters such as Garry Kasparov and ... order their very first boards.

Jay pays tribute to these musicians, and, as usual, to music itself. Garry Kasparov, as you know, is a chess champion and a democracy champion. He was the first-ever guest on Q&A, back in 2015.

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 ...

Gennadi "Genna" Sosonko, Russian-born chess grandmaster Kasparov, on the other hand, could not have been viewed more differently. “He had a couple of weaknesses in the eyes of the big Party guys ...

If Kasparov won, it would be confirmation that times were changing, that something fresh and exciting and terrifying was coming. In terms of popularity, chess in the Soviet Union was akin to the ...