Who won the 1962 Chess Championship?

In January, 1962, Mikhail Botvinnik won the Hastings International Chess Congress, winning $280. On January 5, 1962, Larry Evans re-captured the US chess championship he held from 1951 to 1954.

Who was the first chess champion of Soviet Union?

Alexander Alekhine
List of winners

Edition	Date	Winner
1	4–24 Oct 1920	Alexander Alekhine
2	8–24 Jul 1923	Peter Romanovsky
3	23 Aug–15 Sep 1924	Efim Bogoljubov
4	11 Aug–6 Sep 1925	Efim Bogoljubov

Who won the 1968 Moscow Chess Championship?

Lev Polugaevsky
The 1968 Soviet Chess Championship was the 36th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 30 December 1968 to 1 February 1969 in Alma-Ata. The tournament was won by Lev Polugaevsky who defeats Alexander Zaitsev in a play-off match.

Who was the Russian chess champion in 1967?

The 1967 Soviet Chess Championship was the 35th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 7 December to 26 December 1967 in Tbilisi. The tournament was won by Lev Polugaevsky and Mikhail Tal.

How much of The Coldest Game is true?

No, ‘The Coldest Game’ is not based on a true story. The film does take into account the political upheaval of the time but puts a fictional spin to it. “The chess match, the Cuban crisis, President Kennedy and Secretary Chruszczow were real.

Is The Coldest Game real?

So, is ‘The Coldest Game’ a true story? Lukasz Kosmicki, who wrote and directed the spy thriller, claims The Coldest Game is not based on true events. The story is a work of fiction. Lukasz does, however, have other films in his resume that were based on real-life events.

Who defeated Boris Spassky?

Bobby Fischer
In 1972 Spassky lost the world title to Bobby Fischer of the United States. Twenty years later the two men faced each other in a controversial rematch that took place in Yugoslavia, a country that was then subject to United Nations sanctions on trade.

Who is the best chess champion in the world?

GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Magnus Carlsen is the current world chess champion. To many people, he’s the best to ever play the game, although GMs Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer remain in the conversation. At any rate, the clear and remarkable point is that before turning 30 years old, Carlsen has already earned…

Who is the youngest grandmaster in chess?

Abhimanyu Mishra
Abhimanyu Mishra, at 12 years and 4 months old, is the youngest chess grandmaster ever, breaking a record that Sergey Karjakin held for 19 years by three months. Karjakin was 12 years and 7 months old when he became grandmaster in 2002.

Who was the world chess champion for the longest time?

Emanuel Lasker
Longest world champion. Emanuel Lasker [pictured] was world chess champion for 26 years and 337 days.