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A blog by Douglas Griffin
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Botvinnik’s exclusion from the Soviet team at the 1952 Olympiad in Helsinki.
Published: May 4, 2026 10:21
A blog post providing some historical background to the Soviet authorities’ decision not to include the World Champion in their squad for the 1952 Olympiad. Featuring a translation of the minutes of one of the critical meetings on which the decision was…
The Timman-Polugaevsky ‘Secret Match’, Breda 1979.
https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/the-timman-polugaevsky-secret-match-breda-1979/
Published: February 20, 2026 17:39
A brief blog post dedicated to the memory of Jan Timman, featuring translations of his annotations to the games of his ‘secret match’ v. Lev Polugaevsky, which took place in Breda in August 1979. In late January of this year, in Amsterdam en route to spend…
Rafael Vaganian.
https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/rafael-vaganian/
Published: December 14, 2025 09:03
A blog post devoted to the outstanding Armenian grandmaster, a former Soviet champion (1989) and two-time World Championship Candidate, featuring biographical material (primarily relating to his early years) and a selection of his best games. In the autumn…
The Korchnoi-Petrosian Candidates’ Quarter-final (Velden, 1980).
Published: September 20, 2025 13:34
A blog post dedicated to the fourth and final Candidates’ match between these two giants of twentieth-century chess. Featuring translations of the contemporary analysis in the Soviet chess press, as well as excerpts from a report on the match by the Chief…
Botvinnik’s games v. Alexander (USSR v. GB radio match, 1946).
Published: April 18, 2025 09:16
A short blog post featuring translations of Botvinnik’s contemporary annotations to his two games v. Alexander in the radio match of 1946. At midsummer in 1946, a radio match took place between teams representing the Soviet Union and Great Britain. The…
Vasily Panov.
https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/2024/08/24/vasily-panov/
Published: August 24, 2024 16:24
A blog post dedicated to the noted master, theoretician and writer, with brief biographical information and a selection of games with translations of his annotations from the Soviet chess press. Today the name Vasily Panov is mainly associated with the…
Vladimir Bagirov.
https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/2024/08/11/vladimir-bagirov/
Published: August 11, 2024 11:10
A short blog post devoted to the noted Soviet grandmaster, trainer and theoretician, containing some brief biographical details and a selection of games, with a translation of Bagirov’s annotations from the Soviet chess press. In early 1960, Vladimir…
Anatoly Karpov’s games in the Soviet chess press, 1985-1991.
Published: May 12, 2024 09:39
A brief blog post dedicated to some of Anatoly Karpov’s games played during the last half-decade of the Soviet era. This blog has already featured many tournaments and matches from the career of the 12th World Champion. In addition, a page has been…
Leonid Shamkovich.
https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/2024/01/14/leonid-shamkovich-1923-2005/
Published: January 14, 2024 11:26
A blog post devoted to the Soviet (later Israeli & U. S.) grandmaster Leonid Shamkovich, featuring some brief biographical information and a short selection of his games with a translation of Shamkovich’s own annotations from the Soviet chess press. Leonid…
Lev Psakhis.
https://dgriffinchess.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/lev-psakhis/
Published: November 18, 2023 10:05
A blog post devoted to the two-time Soviet Champion. The name of Lev Psakhis may be unfamiliar to many chessplayers today, especially those born during the last three decades. But at the start of the 1980s he finished equal first in the championship of the…