Karpov: A Russian MP sanctioned by the EU is a chess legend

The European Union responded to Russia's actions in Ukraine with yet more sanctions against the Kremlin and its allies on Thursday, and one such individual who has been sanctioned

Russian chess legend Anatoly Karpov unable to get U.S. visa, friend says

Soviet Visuals - World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov (right) holds demo game at the sports festival dedicated to the XVIII Komsomol Congress. Photo by Vladimir Rodionov, USSR, 24 April 1978.

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Chess world at war as game's Russian king denies he has resigned and claims he is the victim of a US plot

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