The Moscow Challenge - Keene, Raymond
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Moscow, in the autumn of 1984, was the setting for a clash between two of the all-time greats of chess: defending champion Anatoly Karpov, the most deadly tournament player in the history of the game, and Gary Kasparov, the 21 year old from Baku who would become the youngest ever World Champion were he to overthrow his rival. This gruelling test of contrasting character, style and sheer physical reserves roused a wave of media interest and thrust chess into the forefront of public attention.

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Moscow, in the autumn of 1984, was the setting for a clash between two of the all-time greats of chess: defending champion Anatoly Karpov, the most deadly tournament player in the history of the game, and Gary Kasparov, the 21 year old from Baku who would become the youngest ever World Champion were he to overthrow his rival. This gruelling test of contrasting character, style and sheer physical reserves roused a wave of media interest and thrust chess into the forefront of public attention.
Autorenporträt
International Chess Grandmaster Raymond D Keene OBE, is a former British Chess champion, gold medallist in the EU and European championships, silver medal in the Junior world championship and bronze medallist in the World Team Olympiad and Commonwealth championships. He was Chess Correspondent for The Times, London, 1985-2019 and Chess Correspondent for The Spectator 1977-2019. He is also author of over 200 books on chess, Mind Sports, Genius and Thinking.