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

A Russian lawmaker and alleged Vladimir Putin loyalist was left in a coma after suffering a series of mysterious head injuries in a parliament building, RadarOnline.com has learned. 71-year-old ...

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 ...

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 ...

1978 - Anatoly Karpov is the World Chess Champion having won the crown back from Bobby Fischer without playing a match. A loyal member of the Communist Party and a personal friend of the Soviet leader ...