#292 | Chess & The Cold War
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The Greatest Chess Player of All Time
Cult leaders would train kochnoy in mental techniques. One exercise they got him to do was to pierce an orange that symbolized his opponent, karpovs head. After 32 grueling games, including 21 drawers, karpov finally won the match and held on to his world title. Upon his return to russia, he was congratulated by bregnev and awarded the order of the red banner of labor soviet. Even as a tenager, kasparov was very critical of communism. He is one of the most famous and outspoken critics of Vladimir puttin.
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