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.
Paul Keres
Paul Keres is profiled as one of the greatest players never to become a world champion. From early triumphs at AVRO 1938 through wartime challenges and post‑war Candidates matches, the article presents his brilliance and the historical circumstances that shaped his legacy.