Tag Archives: Games
Chess saga continues with scathingly legalistic open letter
On Saturday, the day before he turned 59, chess champion and Russia’s contested nominee for the International Chess Federation (FIDE) presidency, Anatoly Karpov fired off a scathing open letter. Addressed to his “dear colleagues,” the letter took aim at Arkady … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatoly Karpov, Arkady Dvorkovich, chess, Dmitry Medvedev, FIDE, Games, Garry Kasparov, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, russia, Russian Chess Federation
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Come to my boo-doo-arrrrr
This Friday, faux gypsy cacophonist with windpipes of gold Peter Nalitch and his orchestra will play at Moscow’s B1 club. He was all the rage among the Moscow intelligentsia a couple years ago, but apparently the rage hasn’t passed: the … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative Regions, Arts, Games, Jack Ryan, Moscow, News agency, RIA Novosti, russia, Travel and Tourism, White Wolves
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