Kasparov: The Man Who Made Chess a Contact Sport
The year was 1984, and the World Chess Championship had been grinding on for five months. Forty-eight games. No winner. Anatoly Karpov, the reigning champion, looked gaunt and exhausted, having lost 22 pounds. His challenger, a 21-year-old Garry Kasparov, sat across from him with fire still burning in his eyes. The match was eventually called […]
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