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Chess' future looms over the world championship, once again missing its biggest star
Thinking back, there was Max Euwe, maybe [Vasily] Smyslov, [Tigran] Petrosian and then [Vladimir] Kramnik later on. They weren’t the No. 1 at the time, but they were the world champion.” ...
Was Paul Keres forced to lose the World Chess Championship to rival?
Paul Keres, along with Soviet rival Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Max Euwe and Samuel Reshevsky contested the title in a ...