The game of chess played a vital role during the Cold War, allowing Russia and the United States to fight intellectual battles over a board game.
In this episode, we'll explore how the game of chess was used in a world where nuclear weapons could not.
- The modern-day political impact of Chess
- The life of Anatoly Karpov
- The start of the Cold War
- Why chess was the battleground for the Cold War
- History of chess & statesmanship
- The "Fried Chicken Tournament"
- Why the USSR had a head start on the USA
- The early popularity of Chess in the USSR
- The fighting of "proxy wars" in the 1960s
- The relationship between KGB & chess players
- The bizarre 1978 Chess Championship in Manilla
- The arrival of Garry Kasparov
- Chess in the modern day
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/chess-cold-war
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