Russia has had a love affair with chess since the days of Lenin and he grew up watching the legend of Boris Spassky unfold. “I love the game of chess so when we moved to states 30 years ago ...

Political statement here? You bet. This is a Russian chess set, made in 1922-23, when the Russian Revolution was new. Led by Lenin and Trotsky, the Bolsheviks had lately taken over Russia ...