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[[Wesley So]] is ranked in the top 10 in the world (as of 2020) and reads the [[Bible]] daily. | [[Wesley So]] is ranked in the top 10 in the world (as of 2020) and reads the [[Bible]] daily. | ||
| − | [[Bobby Fischer]] requested and received a funeral and burial in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chess_champion_bobby_fisher_requested_catholic_burial_in_iceland</ref> | + | Considered by some to the greatest chess player of all-time, [[Bobby Fischer]] requested and received a funeral and burial in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chess_champion_bobby_fisher_requested_catholic_burial_in_iceland</ref> |
World champion [[Boris Spassky]] (1969-1972) is a lifelong Orthodox Christian and said this in 2006: "What really makes me feel happy in modern Russia — churches come back to life." | World champion [[Boris Spassky]] (1969-1972) is a lifelong Orthodox Christian and said this in 2006: "What really makes me feel happy in modern Russia — churches come back to life." | ||
Revision as of 04:10, October 14, 2020
Chess and faith is the correlation between a strong faith and excellence playing chess.
Wesley So is ranked in the top 10 in the world (as of 2020) and reads the Bible daily.
Considered by some to the greatest chess player of all-time, Bobby Fischer requested and received a funeral and burial in the Roman Catholic Church.[1]
World champion Boris Spassky (1969-1972) is a lifelong Orthodox Christian and said this in 2006: "What really makes me feel happy in modern Russia — churches come back to life."