Russian chess grandmasters slam invasion of Ukraine in joint

Nearly three dozen top Russian chess players, including a recent challenger for the world crown, a former women’s world champion and a grandmaster who has won the Russian national title eight times, have issued an “official appeal” to President Vladimir Putin condemning the invasion of Ukraine and calling for the fighting to cease.

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