The obsession for chess: A Soviet atavism in the Putin era
Por um escritor misterioso
Last updated 25 março 2025

The game for the world chess title has a special stake for Moscow. Like the USSR before it, Putin's Russia is obsessed with success at all costs in the chess arena - both on the board itself and within the International Chess Federation.

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