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Boris Spassky

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2 months ago

I was a chess prodigy trapped in a religious cult. It left me with years of fear and self-loathing

Growing up dirt poor in Arizona’s Church of Immortal Consciousness, I showed an early talent for the game. Soon the cult’s leader began grooming me to become a grandmaster – even if it meant separati…

3 months ago

Record-breaker: Leonard Barden’s chess column celebrates 70 years and a place in history

Now 96, this week marks a milestone for our columnist, whose astonishing career has set a Guinness World Record

September 1955. The dying embers of one era, the dawning of another. It’s been five mont…

9 months ago

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