How the Early Soviet State Turned Chess Into a Tool
A look inside the origins of Soviet chess culture. These articles trace how early USSR institutions and political leaders transformed chess into a tool for education, discipline, and national development, setting the foundation for decades of dominance in world chess.
Boris Gulko
Boris Gulko is the only player to win both the Soviet and U.S. Chess Championships. His story joins elite chess, political courage, emigration, and decades of teaching in America.