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Today we offer readers a glimpse of what had been happening behind the scenes of “The Match of The Century”, especially in the Russian camp, exactly fifty years ago. A tense Boris Spassky, cajoled by seconds Efim Geller and Nikolai Krogius, nevertheless failed to perform, to the dismay of his friends and admirers. It’s also the story of a gamble that could have hurtled Bobby down the precipice in that fateful Game 6 of the match. A cautionary tale and object lesson for aspiring players.

Today 50 years ago, on July 1, 1972, the opening ceremony of the world chess championship match between reigning world champion Boris Spassky and his challenger GM Bobby Fischer took place in Reykjavik, Iceland. Fischer, however, wasn't there, and the first game, scheduled for the next day, was only...

If his loss to world champion Magnus Carlsen in their lopsided title match last year is having any hangover effects, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi is hiding them well.

On Friday 24th June at 18.00 CEST (12.00 ET, 16:00 UTC) Daniel King will be hosting a special live broadcast on his YouTube channel to publicise a new book: "From Ukraine With Love For Chess" published by "New In Chess". Daniel will be joined by Ruslan Ponomariov (former FIDE World Champion) and Remmelt Otten (Publishing Director of New In Chess) to discuss the book. Join the broadcast to learn more about the book, Ukrainian chess, and to put your questions directly to Ruslan Ponomariov.

Spain, hosting its first major FIDE event in 18 years, is doing its utmost to make sure the playing conditions at the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tourname...