The International Chess Federation's (FIDE) 17th Chess Olympiad was held in Havana, Cuba between October 23 and November 20, 1966. 52 teams participated in the event which was a huge success for the socialist host nation just 7 years after the Revolution, 5 years after the Bay of Pigs and 4 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis. As was expected at the time, the Soviet team won the gold medal at the tournament with the US winning silver and the Hungarian People's Republic bronz

Che at the Chess Olympiad in Havana, 1966 -- Daily LIFT #1402 We have come across an archive of amazing photos from this remarkable event...

In between battles, peaceful duels proceeded over a chessboard. The photo was taken in 1942 on the Northwestern Front by Lake Ilmen. From...