A young Lev Polugaevsky, Twice USSR Champion (1967, 1968), International Grandmaster (1962), winner of numerous international tournaments, World Championship Candidate (1974, 1977, 1980).
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The Hague, 3rd July 1962. Netherlands v. USSR match, Round 1. On board 5, Mikhail Tal faces Haije Kramer; Tigran Petrosian looks on.
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World Chess Championship Game 6: Caruana Misses 'Impossible' Win
It has been 16,878 days since an American has won a game in an undisputed world championship match (Spassky vs Fischer, game 21, Aug. 31, 1972). And since the top American is not a supercomputer, it will be at least two more. In today's round six of the 2018…
Kateryna Lagno wins tiebreak against Mariya Muzychuk and qualifies for the Women's World Championship final against Ju Wenjun.