Published Date:
30 June 2009
By John B Henderson
THE championship of a mere city would normally be a fairly parochial affair; but such judgments are likely to change if that particular city happens to be one of the most famous chess metropolises in the world such as the Russian capital of Moscow.
During the Soviet days, the Moscow City Championship – first held in 1899, and only resumed again in 1921 after the October Revolution – had an annual line-up that featured many world champions and elite superstars, such as Botvinnik, Smyslov, Bronst...
The full article contains 372 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
29 June 2009 7:11 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Chess & Bridge
