Which nationality (ethnic group, cultural group) most of the chess world champions belong(ed) to?
2007-10-01 18:41:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Jewish.
2007-10-01 18:43:30 · answer #1 · answered by nibiru 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that most of them were from the Soviet Union, however, I am not sure that the majority of them were Russian. You had at least one from the Baltic States (think it was Tal) and I believe Kasparov was at least part Armenian. (And I lost track after FIDE lost control over the world title and you had multiple claimants.)
Having said that, I would say that at least a large plurality were Russian (just not sure if it was a majority). The ones that I remember as Russian are Alekhine, Botvinnik, Petrosian, Smyslov, Spassky, and Karpov.
2007-10-01 18:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
russians / soviets
2007-10-01 18:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say Asian.
2007-10-01 18:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by smart girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋