by Patrick Moore ONE FACT OFTEN FORGOTTEN OUTSIDE THE FORMER Yugoslavia during the conflict is that, relative to its total population, Yugoslavia used to be a world leader in producing chess grand masters. Its main competitors in Europe were Hungary and the Soviet Union. Chess is an integral part of Yugoslav popular culture, and it was no accident that once, […]
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