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Chess Gains New Prestige Across Ages and Nations
An article traces chess from ancient India to Europe, notes its rise in prestige through Soviet American exchanges this year, and explains the game’s spread through societies, schools, and media. It highlights masters’ adulation, intellectual appeal, and historic matches since London 1851, with Reshevsky’s caution on champion quests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
America
Federal Bureau of Investigation
India
Persia
Arabia
Europe
London
Paul Murphy
New Orleans
Samuel Reshevsky
United States
Harefort
Benjamin Franklin
Voltaire
Columbus
Ferdinand
Spain
Cristoval Colon
Christopher Columbus