Red letter day: how Russian chess defied Putin

George Balanchine's Soviet Reckoning

Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Players Publish Open Letter To Putin - Chess .com

What Game is Putin Playing: Chess, Chicken, or The Fool? - CEPA

In Putin's words: What Russia's leader said at Victory Day parade, Russia-Ukraine war News

Chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann Had Cheated—Just Not Against Magnus Carlsen, Probe Finds - WSJ

Russia's War in Ukraine live updates: More than 1.5 million flee Ukraine, creating Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since WWII

Viktor Korchnoi, chess player and cold war defector, 1931-2016

Russia has suffered a crushing moral defeat

His Next Move: A Ukrainian Boy Starts a New Life Through Chess - The New York Times

Russia's Vladimir Putin faces delicate balancing act on Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine War: 24-Hour Revolt by Wagner Mercenaries Undermines Putin's Authority - The New York Times