Video appears to show the moment a Russian chess champion smeared poison on pieces that were about to be used by a rival. Amina Abakarova, 43, has been arrested and suspended after allegedly ...

FILE PHOTO: Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Russia ... REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The youngest-ever grandmaster, Russian Sergey Karjakin, has been banned from ...

Vladimir Putin is often seen as a master tactician by his admirers, but he faces pressure from all sides as the world waits ...

The RCF executive added that the federation is deeply disappointed by the incident involving chess player Umaiganat Osmanova MOSCOW, August 7. /TASS/. The Russian Chess Federation (RCF ...

Sportscategory· February 28, 2025 Chess-Russian grandmaster Spassky dies aged 88 Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE ...

"It seems to me the future is with the rapid chess and blitz," Vladislav Artemyev noted VLADIVOSTOK, September 3. /TASS/. Russian two-time chess champion Vladislav Artemyev prefers playing fast ...

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Thursday. Spassky had been the oldest living ...