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Russian-Australian Anton Smirnov is the youngest chess player at the World Cup

Photo Gazeta.ru

Photo Gazeta.ru

FIDE Chess World Cup saw Australian Anton Smirnov playing at a grand master level when he played 2 games draw with Sergey Karyakin. International Master and Vice President of Chess Australia Leonid Sandler tells us about Anton's performance.



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