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#292 | Chess & The Cold War
Category: Education
Duration: 00:29:56
Publish Date: 2022-08-25 22:00:00
Description:

The game of chess played a vital role during the Cold War, allowing Russia and the United States to fight intellectual battles over a board game.

In this episode, we'll explore how the game of chess was used in a world where nuclear weapons could not


  • The modern-day political impact of Chess
  • The life of Anatoly Karpov
  • The start of the Cold War
  • Why chess was the battleground for the Cold War
  • History of chess & statesmanship
  • The "Fried Chicken Tournament"
  • Why the USSR had a head start on the USA
  • The early popularity of Chess in the USSR
  • The fighting of "proxy wars" in the 1960s
  • The relationship between KGB & chess players
  • The bizarre 1978 Chess Championship in Manilla
  • The arrival of Garry Kasparov
  • Chess in the modern day

Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/chess-cold-war


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