When Ding Liren defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi to win the world chess championship earlier this year, it was the first time in history that a man from China had claimed the most vaunted crown in the sport. But it wasn’t the first time that China had produced a world champion in the sport.

China’s chess revolution: From being banned during cultural revolution to having both men’s and women’s world champions comes via ChinaTechNews.com.