Chess legends Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov renew epic battle
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/21/karpov-kasparov-chess-rematch
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One of the fiercest and most politically charged rivalries in world chess resumed today when former world champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov arrived in the Spanish city of Valencia for a rematch.
The two Russian grand masters will play 12 games starting tomorrow. The rematch renews a battle that began in 1984 in an epic series of world title games that lasted five months and came to symbolise the competing forces then at play in the Soviet Union.
The Valencia rematch is being held on the 25th anniversary of that match, which ended in a draw because officials feared for the health of both competitors.
The two Russian grand masters will play 12 games starting tomorrow. The rematch renews a battle that began in 1984 in an epic series of world title games that lasted five months and came to symbolise the competing forces then at play in the Soviet Union.
The Valencia rematch is being held on the 25th anniversary of that match, which ended in a draw because officials feared for the health of both competitors.
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