BOBBY FISCHER
September 2015
A lesser-known Cold War chess clash which left Bobby Fischer the worse for wear
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December 2013
Chess may not seem suited to radio, but in the Sixties the BBC broadcast special programmes featuring the world’s greatest ever players
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July/August 2013
Lothar Schmid was a great referee and a remarkable man: a former lawyer and grandmaster himself, he had the respect of even the respect of even the most temperamental of players
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March 2013
London's forthcoming Candidates tournament features the world's best, including the highest-ranked player in history, Magnus Carlsen
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Bobby Fischer
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