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The youngest Australia's Grandmaster Anton Smirnov with Grandmaster Vasily Papin from Russia and President of Chess Victoria and vice-president of Australian Chess Federation Leonid Sandler

Youngest Australia's Grandmaster Anton Smirnov with Grandmaster Vasily Papin from Russia and President of Chess Victoria Leonid Sandler Source: Supplied

Australasian Grandmaster Chess tournament is held at Melbourne Chess Club in December every year. With studio guests, President of Chess Victoria and vice-president of Australian Chess Federation Leonid Sandler, Grandmaster Vasily Papin from Russia and the youngest Australia's Grandmaster Anton Smirnov we discussed what can attract kids to learn chess and the challenges to human mind presented by the ingenious computer programs.


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Australasian Grandmaster Chess tournament is held at Melbourne Chess Club in December every year. With studio guests, President of Chess Victoria and vice-president of Australian Chess Federation Leonid Sandler, Grandmaster Vasily Papin from Russia and the youngest Australia's Grandmaster Anton Smirnov we discussed what can attract kids to learn chess and the challenges to human mind presented by the ingenious computer programs.


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