#292 | Chess & The Cold War
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Chess in the Cold War
In the 19 sixties, both sides began to push for a more aggressive foreign policy. chess tournments were one of the rare moments that people from the capitalist and communist blocks would meet relatively freely. It was a prime opportunity for both sides to recruit spies. The k g b nurtured communist loyalists within the chess world in severl ways. They gave a comfortable state stipend, a state salary for top players. And as we'll find out shortly, the soviet authorities had reason to be wary.
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