“Chess is a beautiful mistress.” Bent Larsen was a Danish chess grandmaster born on March 4, 1935, and passed away on September 9, 2010. He was one of the strongest non-Soviet players of his era and is widely regarded as one of the best chess players from Denmark. Larsen was… Read more: Bent Larsen

HAL 9000 is a highly advanced artificial intelligence, portrayed in 2001: A Space Odyssey as capable of playing chess at a high level. HAL outplays astronaut Frank Poole, symbolizing its superior intellectual capabilities, including in areas like chess.

Frank Poole is a fictional astronaut in 2001: A Space Odyssey. He is part of the crew aboard the Discovery One spacecraft, which is on a mission to Jupiter.

“Chess is like life.” Boris Spassky is a Russian chess grandmaster born on January 30, 1937. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. Spassky is known for his versatile and universal style, capable of playing both aggressive and positional chess with equal proficiency.… Read more: Boris Spassky

“My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don’t take these things into consideration.” Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet Armenian chess grandmaster, born on June 17, 1929, and passing away on August 13, 1984. He was the ninth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1963 to 1969. Petrosian… Read more: Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian