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The "Chess Genius" program was entered into a Professional Chess Association rapid chess tournament in 1994. It defeated and eliminated world champion Kasparov, but lost to Viswanathan Anand in the next round. [11] This was the first time a computer had defeated the world champion in an official game, albeit at rapid time controls.
Emanuel Lasker (left) facing incumbent champion Wilhelm Steinitz (right) in Philadelphia during the 1894 World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship has taken various forms over time, including both match and tournament play. While the concept of a world champion of chess had already existed for decades, with several events considered by some to have established the world's foremost ...
Chess has 1000 years of history in Russia. Chess was probably brought to Old Russia in the 9th century via the Volga-Caspian trade route. From the 10th century cultural connections with the Byzantine Empire and the Vikings also influenced the history of chess in Russia. The vocabulary in Russian chess has various foreign-language elements and ...
The World Chess Championship 1886 was the first official World Chess Championship match contested by Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort. The match took place in the United States from 11 January to 29 March, the first five games being played in New York City, the next four being played in St. Louis and the final eleven in New Orleans. The ...
2007 – Viswanathan Anand (India) becomes the fifteenth World Chess Champion after winning the World Chess Championship 2007 tournament held in Mexico City. Anand finished the tournament with a score of 9/14 (+4 −0 =10). 2008 – Fischer dies in Iceland at age 64.
The World Chess Championship 2006, in which Kramnik beat the FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov, reunified the titles and made Kramnik the undisputed World Chess Champion. [137] In September 2007, he lost the title to Viswanathan Anand of India. Anand defended his title in the revenge match of 2008, [138] 2010 and 2012.
Ashwath Kaushik, an 8-year-old chess prodigy, has set a new record by besting a grandmaster nearly 30 years older than him on Sunday. Ashwath Kaushik, an 8-year-old chess prodigy, has set a new ...
Steinitz defeated Johannes Zukertort in 1886. At that time, however, there was no international organization recognizing the formal title of World Champion or a structured process to determine a challenger for the titleholder. Steinitz developed a strategic approach to "attack and defense", frequently encouraging opponents to take the initiative.