Mind control, levitation and no pain: the race to find a superman in sport
The US and Soviet Union both believed people could control time, read minds and ignore pain. And, reveals The Men on Magic Carpets, their psychic experiments played out in the sporting arena
November 2016
Mark Taimanov obituary
Russian chess grandmaster who was also an international concert pianist
July 2012
Chess impresario hopes to bring back the Fischer v Spassky glory days
Andrew Paulson, who has won the world championship media and marketing rights for the next 10 years, has big plans
November 2011
Ronan Bennett and Daniel King on chess
Chess: Pure Karpov
Don't look for a dazzling combination, you won't find one: the Russian master finds a typically subtle route to victory
October 2011
Ronan Bennett and Daniel King on chess
Chess: Karpov turns the screw
The latest nomination for chess book of the year studies the Russian master's relentless positional play
October 2010
Ronan Bennett and Daniel King on chess
Kasparov v Karpov: the inside story
Kasparov's third book on his chess battles with Karpov reveals much about this clash of titans
September 2010
A disastrous move for chess
Daniel King
Chess world shocked as Karpov fails to capture top job
May 2010
Leonard Barden on chess
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to battle Karpov and Kasparov for Fide presidency
Anatoly Karpov battles Kremlin for control of world chess
Chess titans Kasparov and Karpov meet again - 25 years on
Rivals who played out epic battle in Moscow in 1984 get together in Valencia for rematch
News blog
Kasparov v Karpov: the rematch – live
Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov renew their chess rivalry in Valencia, Spain, 25 years after their epic battle for the world chess championship. Follow live updates here
News blog
Karpov v Kasparov: the Guardian's coverage of an epic world chess championship match
Accusations of foul play, political symbolism, heckling, a near nervous breakdown – and terrific boredom
Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov renew epic chess battle
Legends prepare for historic rematch 25 years after encounter that was called to a halt without a winner
Kasparov v Karpov
Former chess world champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov are in Valencia for a rematch, renewing a battle that began in 1984 in an epic series of world title games that lasted five months
Chess legends Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov renew epic battle
Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov will play 12 games in Valencia to mark 25th anniversary of 1984 world title fight
