Had he followed in the footsteps of his uncle of the same name, Tamaz Georgadze would be a chess grandmaster today. He learned chess at the age of four and was a high-flyer in other respects too. But the talented chess player chose a different path and is now one of Germany's biggest fintech talents with his company Raisin DS. The German magazine "Finanzbusiness" has published a portrait of him.| Photo: Lukas Schramm
Olympic figure skater Oleg Protopopov has died at the age of 91. He and his wife, Ludmila Belousova, broke records for their international success as a pair.
On 14 May 1937 Grigory Levenfish won the 10th Soviet Championship, defending the title he had won two years earlier at the 9th Soviet Championship in 1935. In 1937 Levenfish also drew a match against Botvinnik and hoped to play in the 1938 AVRO tournament. At that time Levenfish was probably one of the best players in the world, but the Soviet authorities stifled his career. To mark the 86th anniversary of Levenfish's victory that made him a two-time Soviet Champion Eugene Manlapao looks at the tragic life and career of this fascinating player. | Photo source: <a href="https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/">Douglas Griffin</a>.
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Few tournaments brought as much stake to its host nation as Moscow 1925 did to Russia. The event brought a Russian into world title contention, but, more importantly, it proved vital to Russia’s rise as dominant force in chess. Eugene Manlapao takes a look at the tournament and its history. | Photo: Tournament winner Efim Bogoljubov (left) and Akiba Rubinstein during their game | Photo: Wikipedia