Chess remains closely linked to the geopolitical becoming of the times. If for decades the Soviet Union made chess its best ambassador, in addition to a showcase of the spatial and emotional intelligence of its great masters, years later the Cold War was fought on the board with the Match that confronted the American Bobby Fischer and the Soviet Boris Spassky in Reykjavik.
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Chess remains closely linked to the geopolitical becoming of the times. If for decades the Soviet Union made chess its best ambassador, in addition to a showcase of the spatial and emotional intelligence of its great masters, years later the Cold War was fought on the board with the Match that confronted the American Bobby Fischer and the Soviet Boris Spassky in Reykjavik.