You may have never imagined that some elements which seem to be irrelevant to chess can significantly influence players’ performance by affecting their health. Smoke The 8th World Champion Mikhail Tal was reproached for his addiction to smoking. Boris Spassky recollected that Tal once almost lost his life because of smoking. At the midnight when the …
Last September, I began my college life in London, with excitement, curiosity, and expectation. But at the same time, I felt worried. School would be very busy, and I would not be able to spend too much time on chess. In July and August I had experienced failures in many tournaments, and I became disoriented …
Bobby Fischer Against the World, by Oliver Schopf It was 1992, 20 years since Fischer won the world champion title and disappeared from the chess world. The United States still maintained its strength and remained as the only superpower in the world, while the Soviet Union could not stand the internal turmoil and external pressure …
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Year 1972 was a turning point of the Cold War for the Soviet Union. Losing the honor of world champion, the Soviet government was in dismay, as if it had lost its decisive advantage against the United States. The person who could retake the world champion title for the Soviet Union would become the great …
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Spassky won the first game. In the second round, Fischer did not come. Spassky played the first move and waited for one hour. In this weird fashion Fischer lost another game. Fischer protested against the disturbance of TV cameras and refused to show up. For Fischer, any noise during the game could be detrimental. He …
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