In the global chess world of 1970, there was only one sound: the quiet, inexorable grinding of the Soviet chess machine. For decades, it had been the dominant force, a state-sponsored phalanx of grandmasters who held the world championship in an iron grip. The game of kings had become a geopolitical battlefield, and the 64 … Continue reading The Year of the Comet: Inside Bobby Fischer’s Unstoppable 20-Game Streak