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 ...

Lindsborg? Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev has agreed to visit Lindsborg later this year to play chess against former world champion Anatoly Karpov, who helped turn the small central ...

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, ...

MADRIDMADRID — Chess eminences Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are dusting off their knights and pawns for an exhibition rematch marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout – a grueling ...

Anatoly Karpov pulled even in the world chess championship with a victory Wednesday after reigning champion Garry Kasparov resigned on the 40th move of game 17. The two Soviets are now tied 8.5 points ...

One of the greatest rivalries in the history of chess has resumed as Garry Kasparov takes on Anatoly Karpov in the Spanish city of Valencia. The 12-game rematch is taking place 25 years after the two ...

Anatoly Karpov retained the FIDE world chess title Thursday when the 18th game with challenger Gata Kamsky ended in a draw. Karpov got 10.5 points in the 20-game match, keeping his title as the World ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Pretty much anyone who's ever lifted a pawn has heard of chess geniuses like Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer. You also probably know about IBM's ...