Wang Yue was a trailblazer for Chinese men’s chessFull profile
A case of what might have been. After a phenomenal climb to the very top Kamsky gave up chess at the age of only 22 before finally returning after an almost 8-year hiatusFull profile
Although Malakhov reached a 2700 rating and world no. 18 as a 23-year-old he went on to work in Nuclear ResearchFull profile
Leko will perhaps always be haunted by how close he came to the World Championship titleFull profile
Sanan Sjugirov was born in Elista in the obscure Russian region of Kalmykia – obscure, that is, except when it comes to chessFull profile
At the age of 24 Kasimdzhanov won the FIDE World Championship in Tripoli, LibyaFull profile
An imaginative attacking player, Shirov is the closest the chess world has yet come to an heir to the legendary Mikhail TalFull profile
The mystery man of modern chess - an immense talent, but utterly unpredictable both on and off the boardFull profile
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