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The World Team vs the US team in the Millennials match

Anton Smirnov, Australasian Masters GM Norm Tournament, December 2015

16-year-old Sydneysider Anton Smirnov is one of the 9 best chess players under 17 in the world who are fighting over chess boards against the US team. The Millennials match is run for the first time, however the chess history remembers a tour between the World team and the USSR team in 1970. International Master and Vice President of Chess Australia Leonid Sandler tells us about the current results.


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16-year-old Sydneysider Anton Smirnov is one of the 9 best chess players under 17 in the world who are fighting over chess boards against the US team. The Millennials match is run for the first time, however the chess history remembers a tour between the World team and the USSR team in 1970. International Master and Vice President of Chess Australia Leonid Sandler tells us about the current results.



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