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A Post About Milk, Copper, World Cups, and World Opens

by scribe | Jul 7, 2010 | Chess Lecture, Crestbook, off-topic, people

I’ve kind of hit a momentary lull in things to write about here. My latest translation for Crestbook, part two of the Alexander Khalifman interview, will probably go up early next week. The reason for the delay is that Khalifman has asked to read over the...

Whatever Happened to … Alexander Khalifman?

by scribe | Jun 24, 2010 | Crestbook, current news, people, ruminations, translations

My second translation for Crestbook has now been posted! This is a translation of a “KC-conference” with former FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman. The “KC” stands for “KasparovChess,” which is the name of the discussion forum...
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