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Navalny's poisoning was followed by protests. The opposition leaders decided to postpone the protests until the autumn. Why did they need to do that if we already saw how Kremlin has driven itself into Zugzwang and any move would only make their situation worse? The protesters made it clear that they were not just Navalny's pawns so a castling would not help this time.
You have probably noticed that chess terms are often used to talk about political processes in Russia. We decided to figure out hot it started and why chess has become one of the main games in our country. Do you remember the famous confrontation between Karpov and Kasparov? Many years later the series Queen's Gambit took over the confrontation and has become one of the most discussed things in the chess world.
Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Why do we use chess terms to talk about politics?
2:59 How did chess become a part of the Cold War?
8:44 How did Bobby Fischer (the prototype of Beth Harmon) challenge Soviet Union?
15:03 The final game in Queen's Gambit
16:07 Translation nuances
16:36 Chess openings and gambits
22:16 The main chess battle between Karpov and Kasparov
26:24 Kasparov's victory
27:35 A split in the chess world
31:18 Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik: “When I became the World Champion, it began to decline”
33:00 A 18-year-old Russian Grandmaster beats the World Champion
34:37 Sergey Karjakin explains why he became the most known Russian chess player
35:35 Karjakin's game in the match with Carlsen
39:02 Beth Harmon from Queen's Gambit moves pieces on the ceiling. Can you play without a board?
40:57 Have all the chess moves been analyzed?
43:27 Do women play worse than men?
46:48 How did Bobby Fischer make chess a profitable sport?
48:13 Prearranged chess matches
48:59 How much money do grandmasters make now?
51:02 What role do politics play in career of a chess player?
53:19 The escaped: This chess player's name could not be mentioned in media
1:00:17 Do chess players use doping or drugs?
1:02:05 Will chess become an online sport?
1:04:36 Has Kremlin ended up in zugzwang?
1:05:22 A sport that fits Russian politics.